Why I don’t trust artificial intelligence to generate personalized content for me
AI is an excellent idea generation tool, but I wouldn’t trust it to create personalized long content for me. From personal experience, even some of the best tools have limitations in these areas.
1 The AI lacks my unique experience
While the content I create needs to be informative, I also think it needs some personality. AI is pretty good at regurgitating information that already exists, but not in my personal experience.
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If you have to use AI to generate personalized content, you have to edit it later. This is the case for both longer articles and social media posts.
2 I only want to write about topics in which I have experience
Although I am a quick learner, I also recognize when my knowledge of a topic is not deep enough to write authoritatively about it. I actually held off on writing guides for my travel blog for a few years due to the lack of key information at the time.
I’ve seen many bloggers write AI-generated content about topics I have personal experience with, and the lack of precision infuriates me. When you know (and are passionate about) a topic, you can tell very clearly when someone has no experience in what they are talking about.
One of the main problems with ChatGPT and other AI chatbots is that many people think that what they get is the bottom line. But it isn’t; at least you should read the answers. Which brings me to my next point…
3 AI is often factually inaccurate
Whether you’re a writer, podcaster, or other form of content creator, factual accuracy is essential to your credibility. While I think AI tools like Perplexity can help you research more efficiently, you still need to double-check that everything you post is accurate.
The fact that AI often makes mistakes is reason enough for me not to rely on it for personalized content. Best case scenario: inaccurate content affects your credibility. In the worst case scenario, this could result in legal action being taken against you.
If you’re going to use AI for fact-checking, it’s a good idea to take courses like the Google AI Essentials program. This way you will know exactly how to do your research.
4 AI can’t write in my tone
When I experimented with Claude Artifact and ChatGPT Canvas, I found it quite easy to change the tone of voice of my article. I could move the slider up or down depending on how I wanted the text to sound. However, these chatbots still couldn’t write in my exact tone.
Instead of editing my tone in these apps, I find it much easier to type as usual and then edit the text. AI tools like Grammarly can help with this, but I still don’t take all of his suggestions as absolute gospel.
Tone of voice is something that comes over time, so don’t worry if you’re a new writer. My best advice is to write the way you speak in a conversation and then edit the text as needed.
5 I rely on artificial intelligence
In other creative fields, I’ve noticed that relying on artificial intelligence can put me at ease. For example, when using Lightroom, I relied too much on the Denoise tool, and in some cases the results were nowhere near what I was able to do myself.
AI promises to be an all-in-one tool. You write a prompt, wait a few minutes at most and receive the full article, video or whatever. Sounds like a dream, right?
Here’s how AI chatbots are impacting content creation to think about. If you rely too much on these tools without making any changes, the quality of your work will eventually suffer. You may achieve results in the short term, but there will be long term consequences.
Instead of relying solely on the AI, I much prefer to focus on how I can use it to supplement my skills. So far, I’ve found that using AI to generate ideas is the best way to do this.
6 I like to improve as a creator
I get up every morning at 5am without an alarm because I’m excited to improve my writing and photography skills. I went through phases where I just hung on without pushing myself, and I can safely say that those were some of the most unfulfilling and unhappy times of my life.
Learning to use AI tools as a creator is one way to get better, but it’s not the only way to get better at creating content. I love the challenge of stringing sentences together, getting better at search engine optimization (SEO), and all the other aspects that make up a great digital creator.
7 AI content is often generic
Every time someone tells me that any creative field is oversaturated, their words go in one ear and out the other. Some would say “stubborn”; I personally like the term “growth mindset”. If you want your work to be discovered by others, you just have to find a way to stand out.
And here’s another problem I have with trusting AI to generate personalized content. A lot of the stuff people create with AI is pretty generic and you can tell from a mile away.
Besides enjoying the challenge of creating my own content, I don’t want to post something you can find anywhere else. Even if it is a topic that has been discussed a thousand times, it must be original.
8 AI content often falls under plagiarism
Easy replication of AI content isn’t just a problem of unoriginality. In more serious cases, you may commit plagiarism without realizing it.
When you create any kind of content with AI, you get information that is already available online. This is not always reworded and may lack originality, and it is also possible that someone else has posted something similar before you.
Because of these issues, some people don’t think artificial intelligence should be in any creative app or software. It is absolutely essential that your content is original, even if you are using AI as inspiration. Otherwise, you could face serious consequences.
Although AI has some advantages for content creation, I wouldn’t trust it to generate personalized content from scratch. I could take inspiration from existing content and make it my own – but simply copying and pasting is prohibited. I think AI is better for idea generation than direct creation.