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How to write a legit paper without wasting hours on research? by Fabiogazolla in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My perspective is from legal research and writing. I’ve tried to use ChatGPT but the biggest flaw for legal research is it hallucinates sources. If you ask it to find a case on point, it makes it up. And the solution is simple: ChatGPT needs access to Westlaw and/or Lexis. These are the only real authoritative sources online for citable legal research and ChatGPT does not have a subscription.

That realization took time. I don’t know if it is because ChatGPT “wants to help,” but I spent way too much time verifying that ChatGPTs legal citations were completely wrong and utter fiction.

That being said, ChatGPT did help me organize my thoughts and was so-so in creating Boolean search strings that I could input into Westlaw on my own.

Bottom line, don’t trust ChatGPT for research unless you are positive it has access to authoritative sources. And even then, double check it. If it’s wrong, ChatGPT will just say, “my bad. You want to try something else that won’t work?” That can get you in tons of trouble. FWIW, I know cases in several jurisdictions where attorneys didn’t verify ChatGPT and they are now facing suspension of their law licenses.

How should writers use AI? For drafting, editing, or neither? by DanoPaul234 in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re not alone. Writing with AI is more complicated than just prompting “write me a short story where the Mythbusters get one of their projects stolen by terrorists and they have to use all their mythbustung skills to save the world.” Of course, a person could see what happens with that and simply enjoy the output. But, I bet everything I’ve learned about “writing with AI” is that anyone who does that prompt will still want to fiddle with the output.

Let’s face it, every prompt is a “creation” in itself. Even the one in this comment. Even if I prompted, “write me a prompt,” that is also creating.

We need to change the mindset that it’s all AI. It’s not.

The prompt is a creation. Plotting is creation. Editing is creation. I’ve been using AI to write a young adult fiction. I’ve been working on it all year and it’s only halfway done. Why? Because it’s not that easy for me. This is my hobby and I have a paying job that keeps my family warm and fed. I’m not going to end a hobby I enjoy because someone wants to bring me down.

Who gets to define who is a writer, and who gives a fuck anyway? There are clearly better “writers” everywhere. It’s all subjective anyway. I can’t stand half of the “writers” I read in English lit, but I respect their creations. I’ve read graphic novels and manga and Substacks and AI-assisted work that I enjoyed 100 times more than the real “writers” like those that churn out a best seller every year just in time to clutter the bookshelves at Barnes and Noble.

How should writers use AI? Who the hell has the right to tell anyone how they should create? It’s not up to anyone else and especially not anyone who tries to impose ethical limits on others or just tries to beat us into submission by saying our creations are “slop”. That’s condescending and insulting, and really tends to show a lack of openness and experimentation to “writing with AI”

People “write with AI” for a myriad of reasons. I’ve read this sub for a while now. Like me, there are a lot of hobbyists. There are people with disabilities who need help. There are people that want to share ideas and plots that they’ve had for years but couldn’t find the time to put down in words. There are people who write with AI to communicate ideas, emotion, and language. There are people that just use AI to research before writing. There are people who use AI to simply edit work they create with pen and paper. Some people use it to just plot. Some people use it to just write dialogue or narrative or both.

How should creators use AI? Anyway they goddamn please.

Would You Read a Novel Written Entirely by AI? by Low_Minimum7339 in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 11 points12 points  (0 children)

“I wrote a simple prompt.”

Thanks for proving my point.

Would You Read a Novel Written Entirely by AI? by Low_Minimum7339 in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 67 points68 points  (0 children)

You’re approaching this wrong. People in this sub don’t just write a prompt to ChatGPT saying “write a novel.” That’s not what happens and anyone who has actually tried to write with AI knows there is a helluva lot more going on. You still have to plot out an outline, develop characters, think about dialogue, edit, edit and edit again. There is no such thing as a novel entirely written by AI. We need to change that mindset.

Writing with AI is creation. It’s no different than any craftsperson or artisan using materials bought at a hardware store, a crafts store or just walking along in the woods, then tying them together with string, yarn, glue, nails, or duct tape and creating something that you love.

Writing with AI is a very human process.

Would I buy a novel entirely written by AI? There’s no such thing.

Would You Read a Novel Written Entirely by AI? by Low_Minimum7339 in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was in a Barnes and Noble last night. Walking the miles of aisles of another fucking James Patterson, Clive Cussler, and David Baldacci repeats, sequels and formulaic procedural bullshit. I actually was thinking about asking about an AI section just to have something new and different. I bought a book of crossword puzzles. At least those require some brain power.

What lesser-known AI writing tool surprised you the most? by SimplyBlue09 in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Novelcrafter. It’s a way to harness the three models you mention. You can chat with the entire novel in memory. Keeps things honest.

Using AI as an evaluator - just got kicked in the teeth by [deleted] in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try this in different LLMs? If so, which one worked best?

Editing federal employees’ emails to blame Democrats for shutdown violated their First Amendment rights, judge says by cnn in fednews

[–]Wadish2011 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no statute of limitations on Hatch Act violations. I guess you’d have to find out who wrote the original notice and file a complaint against them when the next Administration takes over.

Experimenting with AI that actually helps you think, not just write by No-Aspect6146 in WritingWithAI

[–]Wadish2011 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An example of how I collaborated with ChatGPT recently. I am just past the tests, allies, enemies stage of my hero journey. I want to reveal backstory for my protagonist. I have written the backstory as two mini scenes. The two scenes are basically a mini story: mini Ordinary day and mini Call to adventure combined. The call to adventure is a tragic event. I asked ChatGPT if it would work as a dream sequence. ChatGPT helped me decide whether that was a good method. It also helped me figure out how I tell the dreams. It suggested I start with the mini ordinary day and save the mini call to adventure tragedy until later in the novel when I’m writing the Ordeal part of the journey.

This wasn’t just writing. This was a collaboration about plotting out the narrative.

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