In November 2022, the internet went crazy over the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI. ChatGPT is the latest AI content writing tool promising to write essays, articles, emails, and more with a simple prompt. Sophisticated AI content writing tools have been on the market for the past couple of years and, like any new technology that claims to mimic human skills, have provoked a lot of concern and controversy.
Writers the world over have been questioning their job security with the rise of AI writing technologies. Teachers and professors now have an added challenge when it comes to detecting plagiarism and enforcing academic integrity in their classrooms – with Daniel Herman from The Atlantic going so far as to claim that this is “the end of high school English.” You can already find ChatGPT as a budding author on Amazon, used in writing poetry, children’s books, and even books on how to use ChatGPT. It very much feels as though we are living in A Brave New World.
However, AI content writing tools are just that: tools to make the job more efficient. Carpenters use tools every day to build tables and chairs, but their maker’s mark doesn’t say, “built by a hammer.” Leo Tolstoy no doubt consulted one or two dictionaries when producing the world’s greatest works of literature, but he didn’t name the dictionary as a co-author.
In this article, we’ll discuss three different AI content writing tools and talk about how you can use them to make your writing process more efficient.
Ethical Applications of AI Content Writing Tools
While there are ethical concerns, such as plagiarism, surrounding AI content writing tools, there are also many ethically sound applications The main benefit is that they can cut down time spent on more menial tasks, which in turn reduces costs for businesses. For example, it can take a writer a couple of hours to outline and research a brief, but AI content tools can generate one in seconds. This frees up writers and businesses to spend more time creating quality content, which can increase their brand awareness, website traffic, and rankings. AI content tools can:
- Generate outlines for articles
- Create summaries
- Create content briefs and pitches
- Help optimize SEO
- Help to overcome writer’s block
- Make writing more concise
- Create internal business communications
3 AI Content Writing Tools to Assist Your Writing Process
Keep in mind that most of these AI programs offer the same service and features. This means that they also share many of the same issues, such as generating information that isn’t factually correct or is potentially plagiarized or producing content lacking emotion or “the human touch.”
ChatGPT by Open AI
ChatGPT is the most recent AI content writing tool by OpenAI. Released in November of 2022, it broke the record for the fastest-growing consumer application in history, after it reached 100 million users in just two months. The program is designed to “chat” with you, answering questions, writing and summarizing text, providing translations, and more.
Pros
- Helps generate ideas for content
- Quickly provides information on a topic
- Can summarize and translate text
- Free to use (for now)
Cons
- Can provide incorrect answers to questions
- Struggles to respond to complex questions
- Can produce inconsistent output and quality of information
- Responses can contain grammatical errors
- Limited knowledge of events post-2021
- Information is not always accurate or factual
Jasper AI
Released in early 2020, Jasper AI, formerly Jarvis AI, was one of the first AI content-generating programs on the market. It promises to help write articles, blogs, emails, and all other marketing copy and has several features, including chat, SEO, and a chrome extension. Many users report that Jasper AI is one of the best AI writing tools on the market, providing better quality text and more accurate information compared to other AI writing programs. It offers a 30-day free trial, after which you will be charged $82 a month for 50,000 words.
Pros
- Free trial for 30 days
- User-friendly
- Generates and helps organize ideas
- Works with 25+ languages
- Claims to write high-quality long-form content
Cons
- “Boss mode” costs $82 a month for 50,000 words
- Users should still fact-check all text
- Language quality warrants editing and proofreading for errors
GetGenie by WordPress
GetGenie is a WordPress plugin designed to help users quickly write SEO-focused content. With GetGenie, your wish is its command! Once installed on your PC, you can use one of its templates to start creating content or take advantage of its many features to enhance your existing work. This program is a standout in that it’s quite in-depth in helping users optimize their writing with keyword analysis, SEO suggestions, and competitor analysis. Overall, it’s a great example of how AI technology can enhance writing and automate many tasks.
Pros
- Real-time SEO suggestions
- Great for WordPress users
- Keyword analysis feature
- Provides templates for different types of content
- Conducts competitor analysis
- Generates titles and featured snippets
- Free plan includes 1,500 words a month
Cons
- Requires human intervention to check for factual and grammatical errors
- There may be a learning curve for users who are new to WordPress
- Other plans with more features start at $19 a month
Conclusion
AI content writing tools help businesses and writers enhance, optimize, and automate parts of the writing process. They can free up time and energy for people to focus on generating new and original content, saving them money in the process.
However you choose to use these tools, one fact remains: all writing, human- or AI-generated, should be edited and proofread. AI can provide false information, and humans misspell words and forget commas. Always take the time to review a piece of writing or a document before you publish it to make sure it’s of the highest quality. If you don’t have time, find an editorial desk who can do it for you!
Interested in learning more about AI content writing tools? Then read our article How to Detect AI-Generated Content to learn more.
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