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Where Do We Draw The Line with AI?
🤖 Where Do We Draw the Line with AI in Self-Publishing?Last week, I published a YouTube video about how authors and creators are getting attacked online for publishing what people are calling "𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗟𝗢𝗣."
It got me thinking...
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀?
I'm planning a follow-up YouTube video about this, but before I record it, I want to hear what YOU think!
First, let me be clear. 𝗜'𝗺 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗔𝗜. I actually love AI and think it's one of the most powerful tools available to self-published authors, especially those of us who don't have huge budgets or teams behind us.
But I also think there's a difference between 𝗔𝗜-𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗, 𝗔𝗜-𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜-𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Here's how I see it:
✅ 1. AI-ASSISTED: AI Helps YOU CreateThis is where I think AI really shines!
Brainstorming book ideas and titles
Helping with research (while verifying the facts!)
Organizing your ideas and creating outlines
Improving the flow of your own writing
Identifying plot holes and gaps in your story
Offering feedback and suggestions for improvement
Helping with editing and formatting
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿. 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿.
I'm 100% supportive of this!
🎨 2. AI-GENERATED: AI Creates Some of the Content Now we're getting into a more interesting area.
For example, using AI to generate illustrations for a children's book.
Personally, I'm supportive of this, too!
Not everyone has the artistic skills to draw their own illustrations, and not everyone has hundreds or thousands of dollars to hire a professional illustrator.
AI has made publishing more accessible to people who might otherwise never be able to bring their ideas to life.
𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵.
AI-generated illustrations are often the FIRST thing critics notice.
If an illustration has that recognizable AI look, people are quick to call it out. And unfortunately, some immediately assume that if the illustrations were AI-generated, the entire book must have been written by AI, too.
I think this is where quality control becomes incredibly important.
You need to guide the AI, refine your prompts, check for inconsistencies, and make sure the illustrations actually support your story.
And yes, AI-generated content raises legitimate questions about originality, transparency, and copyright.
𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝗲, 𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗔𝗗. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆.
❌ 3. AI-DEPENDENT: AI Does Nearly ALL the Creating - THIS is where I personally start to draw the line.
I'm talking about giving AI a basic concept, asking it to write an entire book, generating a cover, and uploading everything to Amazon with little to no meaningful human involvement.
Where's the author's voice? Their perspective? Their creativity?
To me, there's a BIG difference between using AI to help bring YOUR creative vision to life and letting AI make nearly every creative decision for you.
And let's be real...
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗶𝘁.
I believe authors should still be the creative force behind their books.
Their ideas, their storytelling, their perspectives, and their judgment should matter.
🤔 But Here's Where It Gets Complicated...What if someone uses AI to write an entire first draft but then spends weeks rewriting, editing, and improving it?
Is that different from someone generating a book in 20 minutes and immediately publishing it?
What if a book is entirely AI-generated, but readers genuinely LOVE it?
Does the process matter more than the finished product?
And why do some people accept AI-generated illustrations but strongly oppose AI-generated writing?
𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲.
I also don't think AI-generated automatically means low-quality, just as human-written doesn't automatically mean high-quality.
But I DO think there's an important conversation to be had about creativity, authorship, quality, and accountability.
💬 Now I Want to Hear From YOU! 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲?
Are you comfortable with AI-assisted writing? AI-generated illustrations? AI-written stories that have been heavily edited?
Or do you believe AI has no place in publishing at all?
I'm genuinely interested in hearing different perspectives, including people who disagree with me.
I'm gathering community feedback before recording my next YouTube video, so don't hold back!
𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆? 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲. ❤️
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