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How Professional Writers are Using ChatGPT in their Creative Process.
Writers are using ChatGPT as a sounding board, story consultant, research assistant, and editor — to talk out ideas, find the right word, clarify their thinking, and get feedback on structure and flow.
One day at the mall, I overheard a conversation in the food court that stopped me in my tracks. Amidst the chatter and clinking dishes, a tall man in a worn leather jacket said with a hint of superiority, “People who use ChatGPT aren’t that smart. They need help just to form ideas or narratives.”
A woman with glasses perched on her head, nodded in agreement. “Exactly,” she chimed in. “It’s useless. Just a machine, and half the time it gives wrong answers. Only lazy people use it. It promotes laziness.”
As I walked away, I couldn’t help but smile. Their opinions are not unique; they echo a common misunderstanding about artificial intelligence, especially with ChatGPT.
For many, new technology can be intimidating, and this discomfort often breeds dismissiveness. It’s easy to dismiss what you don’t fully understand, particularly when it challenges traditional notions of intelligence or…
