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highplainsdem

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15. There's a huge difference between looking around yourself for inspiration and asking some bot to

Reply to sakabatou (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 09:18 PM

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spoonfeed you ideas.

When I first started reading about people using AI for writing, nearly three years ago, one of the first AI users I read about admitted that she'd already discovered that the more she used AI, the more her own subconscious checked out of the writing process, making her more dependent on the AI tool.

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DC Comics won't support generative AI: 'not now, not ever' [View all] highplainsdem Thursday OP

Upvote Ponietz Thursday #1

I could see it being used as a reference tool sakabatou Thursday #2

NO. Don't substitute AI for your own thinking and creativity. Doing that will dumb you down. highplainsdem Thursday #4

That's what some old timers said about calculators and GPS Polybius Thursday #5

They've already done studies showing AI use dumbs people down. highplainsdem Thursday #11

I'm not disputing that Polybius Thursday #14

Thinking for oneself. I like that. twodogsbarking Thursday #7

It's pathetic that anyone would ever want to turn their thinking over to AI. highplainsdem Thursday #12

Oh, BS. If I'm given a single word prompt, there's a possibility I could make a whole story sakabatou Thursday #9

Why do you need AI to give you an idea for a story? highplainsdem Thursday #10

Some people aren't as creative as others. sakabatou Thursday #13

There's a huge difference between looking around yourself for inspiration and asking some bot to highplainsdem Thursday #15

I personally hav e never used AI sakabatou Thursday #16

Yes! Wild blueberry Thursday #3

Good. Midnight Writer Thursday #6

That's great but I'll still stick with Marvel comics. Gimpyknee Thursday #8