“Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.”
So, if someone uses AI to compose their newsletter and they put their name on it, they are technically guilty of plagiarism. Key words OWN ORIGINAL WORK.
Oh, 'plagiarism'... now that is an intriguing proposition, Ken. Let me think outloud on that for a moment...
I suppose technically - by the strictest definition - if someone does not write their own stuff and slaps their name on it, it could be considered 'plagiarism', but... well, who is being plagiarized? If the bot doing the writing is borrowing from dozens of sources for its material, does that count? Because writers have been doing that for millennia - in fact, I would say every writer in existence has borrowed heavily from the writers of yore... or, even writers from 15 minutes ago LOL
And if the writer puts their name on the material (since they entered the prompts to generate the writings), but reveals that he/she used AI... does that allow them to avoid the plagiarism' accusation?
It's an ethical conundrum when 'plagiarism' comes into the mix, one I had not considered until now. You've given me much to consider, and I appreciate it greatly! :-)
I can see the pro’s and con’s to using AI for a variety of purposes and I have used AI to edit my writing yet a large part of yourself is lost if you give up your own voice to AI. I applaud your efforts to stay true to yourself.
Appreciate these thoughts, EK. It sometimes feels like we are trying to balance a very tricky scale when it comes to AI, without any viable precedent to follow.
That 'may you live in interesting times' curse sure does seem to be playing out LOL
It's been going on for a while and it's not necessarily a bad thing? It can be.
AI Is also performing as people on X. It's being used to conceptualize, write, and make videos too. My favorite news source for AI news -AI Revolution. It's on YouTube and the process is totally automated. They're grabbing news from RSS feeds turning it into text making pictures & video, has an AI Avatar that reads it.
It's the fastest news- some of its value is in just how fast it is because it is automated. There's value in automated newsletters too from a business perspective. ( if you're buying stocks for instance or if you need fast, actionable intelligence.)
I write with AI and without. I prefer to write with- but it's actually more intensive and more work! For instance last night I wrote nine paragraphs. It took hours, and 2 frontier models. Ha!
Without AI, I can churn out nine-paragraphs in less than an bour. Lol
With it:
7-8 no continuous hours of thought distillation, 2 frontier models, one human, each rewriting several times, over 1000 years of spiritual tradition, 59 years of my own educational and spiritual practice culminating in 9 paragraph no one will probably read, and an ancient word I feel I still need to research further before I publish.
So, by definition
“Plagiarism is the representation of another person's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work.”
So, if someone uses AI to compose their newsletter and they put their name on it, they are technically guilty of plagiarism. Key words OWN ORIGINAL WORK.
Oh, 'plagiarism'... now that is an intriguing proposition, Ken. Let me think outloud on that for a moment...
I suppose technically - by the strictest definition - if someone does not write their own stuff and slaps their name on it, it could be considered 'plagiarism', but... well, who is being plagiarized? If the bot doing the writing is borrowing from dozens of sources for its material, does that count? Because writers have been doing that for millennia - in fact, I would say every writer in existence has borrowed heavily from the writers of yore... or, even writers from 15 minutes ago LOL
And if the writer puts their name on the material (since they entered the prompts to generate the writings), but reveals that he/she used AI... does that allow them to avoid the plagiarism' accusation?
It's an ethical conundrum when 'plagiarism' comes into the mix, one I had not considered until now. You've given me much to consider, and I appreciate it greatly! :-)
man, if i had a bot do everything for me, I'd get bored so fast... Where's the long-term satisfaction in that?
I cannot find ANY worthwhile ‘long-term’ at all. Perhaps the short-term cash-bump is satisfactory for some, but not for me :-)
I can see the pro’s and con’s to using AI for a variety of purposes and I have used AI to edit my writing yet a large part of yourself is lost if you give up your own voice to AI. I applaud your efforts to stay true to yourself.
Appreciate these thoughts, EK. It sometimes feels like we are trying to balance a very tricky scale when it comes to AI, without any viable precedent to follow.
That 'may you live in interesting times' curse sure does seem to be playing out LOL
As you pull A/i's plug from the wall, you insert the Devil's tail in the same outlet. It's an even exchange.
That's an intriguing visual, one that makes an intriguing point... *pondering
It's been going on for a while and it's not necessarily a bad thing? It can be.
AI Is also performing as people on X. It's being used to conceptualize, write, and make videos too. My favorite news source for AI news -AI Revolution. It's on YouTube and the process is totally automated. They're grabbing news from RSS feeds turning it into text making pictures & video, has an AI Avatar that reads it.
It's the fastest news- some of its value is in just how fast it is because it is automated. There's value in automated newsletters too from a business perspective. ( if you're buying stocks for instance or if you need fast, actionable intelligence.)
I write with AI and without. I prefer to write with- but it's actually more intensive and more work! For instance last night I wrote nine paragraphs. It took hours, and 2 frontier models. Ha!
Without AI, I can churn out nine-paragraphs in less than an bour. Lol
With it:
7-8 no continuous hours of thought distillation, 2 frontier models, one human, each rewriting several times, over 1000 years of spiritual tradition, 59 years of my own educational and spiritual practice culminating in 9 paragraph no one will probably read, and an ancient word I feel I still need to research further before I publish.
As someone who is active in the field, I very much appreciate your insights; they ALWAYS give me much to ponder... so, thank you for sharing this! :-)