We do indeed agree, Jake. Like minds and all that. 😉

I believe you’re right in both respects. The more immediate impact of AI is already showing up and it’s not much to worry about if you work with higher-profile clients. The ones who may feel the AI impact are those who look for clients through job postings or content generation sites. I suspect AI is about as good as any writer forced to string together 20 or so SEO keywords in one paragraph.

I hope AI becomes more of an aid for writers and creatives much like current tools like Grammarly or any translation app. I noticed one AI-driven bot: DeepL Write, which could be used to improve work or, as I would use it, to come up with fresh ways to spin something.

AI will serve the same purpose for text as free clipart and stock images do for graphics: It’s a way for clients who don’t care much about quality to fill up their websites, blogs, brochures, etc. And it will look and sound like it: GIGO.

Still, the GPTs will get more sophisticated—and like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, they will not be ignored. As creatives, we’ll need to figure out where they fit in our toolbox.

ROFL! Paula, that’s hilarious! I suppose they’ll just scrape content, reorder it and call it a day? Hell, I know some bloggers who used to do that. Not right no matter how it’s happening.

This morning I received a bot-generated email about how some cut-rate AI company’s services will take away the stress of, you know, writing a blog about writing.

LOL That’s a great way to put it, Paula. Agreed.

Bots can’t be reasoned with? There’s a flaw in the design, Gabriella! 😉

The scraping of content is also my biggest issue, too. It’s a minefield of potential litigation and well-deserved if these companies are hell-bent on cutting corners on their communications.

I got so angry with these off-topic and stupid responses that I started responding and telling them politely not to respond further. I expected to get at least one telling me I was rude. Not a single response. Gotta be a bot, right?

No way bots or AI are replacing us. They’re going to get people in so much trouble.

But we do have an issue. AI and ChatGPT are scraping the internet as they generate copy. They’ll essentially be stealing our copywritten materials. There will be so many lawsuits over whether these bots are stealing works. Ugh!