I want to read your thoughts, your ideas, and your experiences. In your voice. If I wanted to read AI words I would use an LLM myself.
Your words, written by you. If an AI writes or re-writes your words, they are not your words. You become as much the reader as I am. No longer the author, instead part of the audience. What do you think you contribute to the process? Are you the ideas guy?
When I read organic words, I love the variety of ideas and the particular way you express them. We do not all need to write the same way. The differing experiences, the connection, and many perspectives are wonderful. I read and learn not only from the contents of your writing, but also in the way you write it. I get a glimpse inside your mind. Please don't throw that away.
I know it is hard to write, I find it difficult too. "It will be better" I think. Go on LLM, write it. Excellent, now everything conforms to everyone's expectations. Sure, the experience I wrote about changed a bit. It basically happened that way. Close enough. Sure, the paragraphs flow nicer, it is not how I write or think though, it is better right? Sure, it is not my perspective, the general point is there, I will just edit it a bit. Sure, it is still my idea with a bit of nuance changed. Pray to the machine, it knows the way.
Oh no.
If I read "your" writing and realise it is AI written it feels as though you have been lying to me. It's concrete car park writing. You know the feeling, when you figure it out as you read. You sigh, it is nothing but concrete. Grey, flat, bland, and boring. You no longer trust or care about what you were reading.
How would you feel if you had to label the writing as generated? What value would you place in writing with that label?
Please give me a forest of organic human made writing.
♬ Lots of writing, on the internet, And they're all made out of ChatGPT, And they all look just the same. ♫ Little Boxes