Welcome to our tenth IWSG Day of the year, 2023.
IWSG is a writers' support group created and led by Alex Cavanaugh.
Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It's a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
This group is an immense help to many of us who do not mind sharing our insecurities and successes or giving others encouragement and support.
So, if you are interested and would like to join, the link below will lead you directly to us.
https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html
Submission : None
The awesome co-hosts for the October 4 posting of the IWSG are Natalie Aguirre, Kim Lajevardi, Debs Carey, Gwen Gardner, Patricia Josephine, and Rebecca Douglass!
HAVEN’T CAST MY VOTE FOR OR AGAINST AI, YET
My vote about AI is still out, not because I'm scared. Someone has to address the many factors in favor of AI concerning honesty and other moral ethics questions that I have. Since AI doesn't have a conscience, it can swipe, copy, and steal passages of manuscripts or any business or scientific documentation. Uncovering any damage done to the writer or author would take years.
Have a lovely month of October!
Shalom shalom
Pat Garcia
You are right about the moral compass, Pat. We are definitely more accountable than ever before with AI.
ReplyDeleteYou have to be cautious about AI. It's not always accurate, even when it's doing basic tasks that it's safe to use it for.
ReplyDeleteGood point!
ReplyDeleteI haven't used AI for anything yet and am still hesitant to do so.
What you said is a bit why I'm against AI for now. We know they're not doing it ethically and are just taking whatever then demanding they be paid for their hard work. Once they agree to compensate people or remove work that people haven't agreed to, then AI can do whatever it wants.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely does not have a conscience. Not yet. However, we do, and studies with humans and robots have revealed some interesting data.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't considered the moral compass aspect. I would think AI would be set up to follow copyright laws, but maybe not. I think there's no substitute for human creativity.
ReplyDeleteI agree, damage to author could take years to determine. And I've seen ads with the likeness of a celebrity endorsing some product. I agree AI and some users have no ethics. I sure hope guard rails can be designed to at least disclose the AI influence.
ReplyDeleteCheers @ Lynn La Vita
AI lives somewhere in the grey. Right and wrong do needs to be learned. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnna from elements of emaginette
Can't comment as anything but Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteYou're right: AI doesn't have conscience. Unfortunately, the writers it copies are supposed to. If the written piece someone requests from an AI is based on something created by an unscrupulous author, the results could be gruesome.
Olga Godim from https://olgagodim.wordpress.com/
AI has its uses, but it's got a long way to go yet.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat. I can't see my comment. Something going on today.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we'll ever get AI to have morals. It has its uses for writers in blurbs and synopses.
We need serious regulation related to AI.
ReplyDeleteThe uses to which these AI tools are put mirrors the morals of the users.
ReplyDeleteSo true. I agree with you. AI needs regulation and people need to use it ethically.
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