In what way has users on this site used AI and ChatGPT? Art? How they write their stories? What's the issue, 'cause I would like to know.

I think people have used AI and ChatGPT both for art and how they write their stories. The response to both has varied, and it sort of aligns based on previous policy.

For example, art generally isn't deleted for quality reasons, so AI art isn't deleted. Meanwhile, stories are deleted for quality reasons, so formulaic or confusing stories written using AI have been deleted just like formulaic or confusing stories which don't use AI.

That said, I might be misunderstanding something. Just because it makes sense doesn't mean it's the actual policy. I hope someone corrects me if I am wrong.

To be clear, I think it is possible to write good stories using artificial intelligence, but that doesn't mean that people can generate good stories through a prompt. When I see an AI-generated story which gets deleted, in a lot of cases, it's not even that the story is bad because it was generated through a prompt. It is bad because it's really vague about the details, which makes it frustrating to read.

I think art is far more flexible and open to technology to assist it’s process, which is why its (very context sensitive) to use AI to help. But in most cases, even a polished end product is highly doctored or edited. Emphasis on “product”, since the prompter already has let the computer do all the leg work. Which at that point…if you already are editing it to look less scrupulous, why not go the full mile?

Writing is more black and white than that. Everything fun about it comes from style and diction - things like proper grammar or spelling, or the way ideas are put forward, are already expected to meet a standard upon publishing anywhere. Letting a computer do effectively all the work for you so you can claim ownership over the final product is plagiarism, at its core. Its taking something you did not make, without alteration, and making it “yours.”

Now, if someone wanted to use it to fix up grammar and then rewrite it, that’d be one thing. Some people have dyslexia and are physically incapable of catching all their mistakes or typos. But again, instead of trying to discretely pass off an AI prompt as your original work, why not utilize it for what its meant to be; a tool. A monkey wrench is designed to take off lugnuts, it cannot change the entire tire for you. A bike can get you to a doctor’s office, but that doesnt mean youre allowed to bring it inside. Get the idea?

Thanks for this deep explanation! I did use ChatGPT to discuss and share ideas with it, but I guess now after reading this, its not a good option. For me, it was like a way to have "someone to discuss" but talking with a computer seems shallow and senseless. I shall stop sharing ideas with it from now on.

Well, for what it’s worth its not like the ideas presented using chatgpt in discussions are inherently banned. Since its most likely just summarizing basic concepts from across the net. But I do agree that AI generally doesn’t have any meaningful input on complex topics, its more of a basic prompt to get people started on asking their own questions and do in depth analysis/research/process on their own. This post was primarily aimed at stories and art.