Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The DU Lounge
In reply to the discussion: Does anyone know how to write a book? [View all]Earth-shine
(3,458 posts)30. The difference is between what would be acceptable for small-scale publishing and what one might
personally consider to be one's own creation. Most people do not have your high standards. For sure, big business doesn't care as long as the money comes in.
We seem to dispute what the term "originates" means. For me, the chatbot is like a computer simulation in that one provides the initial conditions and the "black box" does the rest.
>> I've never needed Grammarly and rarely use spellcheckers or autocomplete,
Good for you. I guess these things were invented for other people.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
41 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations

Check your library for "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life" by Anne Lamott
Lettuce Be
Apr 2023
#3
I would recommend several books on writing by Natalie Goldberg, specificly one on writing memoir.
royable
Apr 2023
#6
The latest MS-Office, which includes Word, provides direct access to the MS AI writing assistants.
Earth-shine
Apr 2023
#26
I can certainly see how AI-written stories would piss off editors of creative writing mags, but ...
Earth-shine
Apr 2023
#25
The problem with chatbots providing misinformation, as opposed to some sites you can get
highplainsdem
Apr 2023
#34
The difference is between what would be acceptable for small-scale publishing and what one might
Earth-shine
Apr 2023
#30
I agree that big business doesn't care, and a lot of companies are already implementing AI
highplainsdem
Apr 2023
#32