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Where Do We Draw The Line with AI?
๐ค Where Do We Draw the Line with AI in Self-Publishing?Last week, I published a YouTube video about how authors and creators are getting attacked online for publishing what people are calling "๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฃ."
It got me thinking...
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐?
I'm planning a follow-up YouTube video about this, but before I record it, I want to hear what YOU think!
First, let me be clear. ๐'๐บ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ-๐๐. I actually love AI and think it's one of the most powerful tools available to self-published authors, especially those of us who don't have huge budgets or teams behind us.
But I also think there's a difference between ๐๐-๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐, ๐๐-๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐-๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Here's how I see it:
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1. AI-ASSISTED: AI Helps YOU CreateThis is where I think AI really shines!
Brainstorming book ideas and titles
Helping with research (while verifying the facts!)
Organizing your ideas and creating outlines
Improving the flow of your own writing
Identifying plot holes and gaps in your story
Offering feedback and suggestions for improvement
Helping with editing and formatting
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
I'm 100% supportive of this!
๐จ 2. AI-GENERATED: AI Creates Some of the Content Now we're getting into a more interesting area.
For example, using AI to generate illustrations for a children's book.
Personally, I'm supportive of this, too!
Not everyone has the artistic skills to draw their own illustrations, and not everyone has hundreds or thousands of dollars to hire a professional illustrator.
AI has made publishing more accessible to people who might otherwise never be able to bring their ideas to life.
๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต.
AI-generated illustrations are often the FIRST thing critics notice.
If an illustration has that recognizable AI look, people are quick to call it out. And unfortunately, some immediately assume that if the illustrations were AI-generated, the entire book must have been written by AI, too.
I think this is where quality control becomes incredibly important.
You need to guide the AI, refine your prompts, check for inconsistencies, and make sure the illustrations actually support your story.
And yes, AI-generated content raises legitimate questions about originality, transparency, and copyright.
๐ง๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐-๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐.
โ 3. AI-DEPENDENT: AI Does Nearly ALL the Creating - THIS is where I personally start to draw the line.
I'm talking about giving AI a basic concept, asking it to write an entire book, generating a cover, and uploading everything to Amazon with little to no meaningful human involvement.
Where's the author's voice? Their perspective? Their creativity?
To me, there's a BIG difference between using AI to help bring YOUR creative vision to life and letting AI make nearly every creative decision for you.
And let's be real...
๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป'๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐.
I believe authors should still be the creative force behind their books.
Their ideas, their storytelling, their perspectives, and their judgment should matter.
๐ค But Here's Where It Gets Complicated...What if someone uses AI to write an entire first draft but then spends weeks rewriting, editing, and improving it?
Is that different from someone generating a book in 20 minutes and immediately publishing it?
What if a book is entirely AI-generated, but readers genuinely LOVE it?
Does the process matter more than the finished product?
And why do some people accept AI-generated illustrations but strongly oppose AI-generated writing?
๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
I also don't think AI-generated automatically means low-quality, just as human-written doesn't automatically mean high-quality.
But I DO think there's an important conversation to be had about creativity, authorship, quality, and accountability.
๐ฌ Now I Want to Hear From YOU! ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ?
Are you comfortable with AI-assisted writing? AI-generated illustrations? AI-written stories that have been heavily edited?
Or do you believe AI has no place in publishing at all?
I'm genuinely interested in hearing different perspectives, including people who disagree with me.
I'm gathering community feedback before recording my next YouTube video, so don't hold back!
๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐? ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ. โค๏ธ
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