AI developed so fast that it caused a shockwave that threatened factory workers and owners, farmers, especially smallholdings as well as academics across the board.
Many academics feared that platforms such as ChatGtp would replace humans in jobs such as writing, call centre operators,engineers and people in myriad other fields, including English language editors like ourselves, whose livelihoods depended on being able to flex their creative muscles.
So, Brenda and I decided to do a deep dive to find out what was going on.
What we found was that the exact opposite was true. We discovered that the key to surviving the AI onslaught was and still is – adaptation and exploring new ways to benefit hugely from AI development.
Benefits of AI
AI can be used to save time and money by taking advantage of AI generated expertise to:
. Improve grammar, spelling and sentence construction
. Generate creative ideas for writers
. Download AI generated graphics to enhance text
AI can even write articles for writers in fields they aren’t familiar with – however, we do not advocate that students should overuse these facilities because plagiarism watchdog programs will detect such overuse and impose penalties.
These are just a small sample of tools that can assist writers, editors and academics in general; and the beauty of these platforms is that they are often provided FREE!
While you are writing, if you are using platforms such as Grammarly or WordPress; miraculously, grammar or spelling suggestions or alternative word selections will pop-up in the margin, alongside the text, that you can accept or reject at will. It’s as if you have an assistant sitting beside you as you write.
Contrary to the dire predictions that human creativity is disappearing, we have noticed that recently, there has been an upsurge in people who have been inspired to write more, particulaly among the youth. Also, indications are that, for the foreseeable future, no computer programs will be able to outperform human creativity; so, far from depriving people of their jobs, no one in academically inclined fields will losetheir jobs.
The trick is to work hand-in-hand with digital technology, to produce better outcomes for all.
Of course, if you simply don’t have the time or the inclination to pursue these options, you can simply contact us at Busy Bee Editing and we will transform your words into magic.
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