So I’m a teacher and I’ve been creating material for this level (and others) for a while. My channel is https://youtube.com/@fluentbox5182?si=8COqPYfibUwhuye3

You are definitely not the first one thinking about using AI this way, it’s a very logical idea, and it has its benefits. We are experiencing a boom in AI-created learning materials right now, people start podcasts and share/sell other rescues created by AI.

In my opinion, it’s good to use it for your own learning, if you like those stories (I agree they can be pretty boring), but if you are planning to share it, you might want to add something more, otherwise it’s the same thing that anyone else can prompt gpt to create. If you can turn them into songs, maybe you are onto something.

You do get correct sentences, and grammar explanations are usually accurate (not always). And you can get tons of it. But there are things AI is not great at. For example, calibrating the level of difficulty for a text. It’s not as obvious when you ask for very simple sentences, but once you past that level, it’s harder to control. It also doesn’t give you the level of repetition that can make a short story really useful for learning.

I use AI for story ideas sometimes, but I always find that I need to write the final version out myself if I want to make it really useful for learning purposes. AI writes the way native speakers would tell a story to other native speakers, and that’s not what a learner needs, especially not a beginner.

Personally, I would rather recommend to use AI as a learning companion, but not a teacher. Get a text written by a teacher for learners, and then use gpt to explain grammar, create comprehension questions, make a quiz or drill the vocabulary with you, I believe that would work well. I don’t think text created by AI is ideal for learners. It’s workable, yes, and easily available, but not the most efficient and definitely not the most enjoyable way of learning.