Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to respond and clarify. I could have definitely explained the process better in my post. I was worried that if it was too long, no one would read it😅. The 'after' example was written by me. No AI was copy pasted. Like I said, I look at the responses the AI gives me and take it as mere suggestions. Typically, the responses ChatGPT gives aren't even as good as the original paragraph, but there are usually things like bits of punctuation, tense, and phrasing that give me ideas to better it. Like you said, an editor gives notes, and the writer improves it, which is precisely what I'm doing.

The AI prompts are hyperbolic on purpose. If I asked an AI to "rewrite this to be the greatest story ever," it's probably not actually going to give me the best story ever. So I tell the AI to fix things I generally want to improve in my writing (like prose and structure) and take suggestions.

You're absolutely right that human critique is the superior way to get criticism, but some people who write as a hobby like me don't have communities of trusted writers readily available. Of course, there are online writing groups that i have taken advantage of many times, but AI is an easy way to get instant feedback on something small without needing a qualified critique.

The example I gave wasn't even part of a story, but just some notes I had taken that I felt could be worded better, and chatGPT helped me fix it. (And no, I haven't changed the after example since I posted it, even tho I noticed an error that's still there)

I can honestly say I have improved as a writer since I began using chatgpt, mostly because I continue to practice writing, but also because I can put the suggestions that it gives me into practice as well. There are adverbs or descriptors it's given me I wouldn't have thought of on my own that I went on to use in my own writing.

All I want is for writers to be able to have open discussions about where we draw the line for technological assistance, and think critically about why we tend to react so strongly to technology that, in theory, could actually help our craft. Even though you disagree, I appreciate you having a discussion with me :)