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I just told Claude, an AI writing assistant, that I was thinking of writing a space opera novel about an otter and asked if it had any ideas for the name of the main character. It suggested: Continue reading “Getting Suggestions from AI”

I remember arguing with my parents and teacher at about the age of ten as to whether I needed to memorize my times tables given that I could always just use a calculator.

I did not memorize my times tables. Calculators are awesome. This has never hurt me.

Also, I minored in math at a top tech college. So, it’s not like I can’t do math.

I’ve been talking a lot about how some writers find AI helps them write, and a question I keep encountering is why they need help.

A lot of the time, this question seems like a distraction from those looking to vilify users of AI, but sometimes it seems like genuine curiosity… Continue reading “Some Reasons Why Some Writers Use AI”

Years ago, I was on a panel at Rainfurrest, and the audience asked something about how to get feedback or critiques or beta reads or something. And the answer from the panelists largely came down to something along the lines of, “Get help from your friends.”

Bear with me… Continue reading ““What if you don’t have friends…””

The truth is that you can’t write a good book using AI right now without learning how to write. I don’t know if you’ll ever be able to, but you certainly can’t right now.

However, you probably can learn to write by using an AI to help you with a book. Continue reading “It’s Okay to Use Tools that Help You”

I am so profoundly disappointed by how pillars of the writing community have chosen to become ringleaders for pitchfork wielding mobs, unthinkingly screaming “theft!” & “plagiarism!” against anything with the slightest whiff of AI near it.

You’re making writers look ridiculous. Continue reading “Scattered Thoughts on Writing and AI”

There’s a lot of anti-AI screaming from writers these days. It’s so loud and intense that it’s basically scared all the AI-positive and AI-curious writers into hidden groups, too afraid to speak up publicly.

Well, to hell with that. I’m tired of the fear-mongers speaking for us. Continue reading “Writers Learning from Using AI”

My spouse (Daniel Lowd) and I know very different corners of the internet. He does machine learning. I’m a writer. (As is often the case, this post is converted from a Twitter thread.)

Yesterday, my corners turned into a pitchfork and torch carrying mob, as they’ve been doing more and more often. Today, his corners noticed it. Continue reading “When Writing and Machine Learning Collided”