I was wrong about AI — the technology will actually help writers and artists

When artificial intelligence is used by content writers, it helps them increase their output and makes their writing more efficient. For example, AI writers can produce articles on a wide range of topics at speed and can also generate content ideas for the humans to work on.

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AI is also making way into the art world. Artificial intelligence can program paintings, music and new kinds of poetry that we couldn’t have thought of before.

A lot has been said about how AI will replace human jobs. However, in the future, AI will help humans with creativity tasks rather than replace them altogether. The use cases for AI are only limited by our imagination as technology is getting smarter every day.

Artificial intelligence’s ability to write has thus far been used for journalistic purposes, giving the human journalists a chance to do more research and analysis.

But what exactly does that mean for the future of journalism?

I’ve been following this trend long enough to know that AI-generated articles are not just a novelty act. AI can produce copy at an astonishing pace — and we are seeing this in a range of different journalistic fields, from sports writing to campaign coverage.

In addition artificial intelligence will give artists more time to focus on their craft as well as better tools for managing their workflow more efficiently. AI is also making it easier for bloggers and freelancers who need a blog post without spending time on SEO optimization.

AI will not be replacing human journalists anytime soon, but it can be very useful in helping them with the most tedious tasks and freeing them up to focus on what they do best: creative work like analyses, interviews, writing opinion pieces and so on.

Matt Tunseth is a freelance writer who has worked at numerous Alaska newspapers, including the Peninsula Clarion, Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Press, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman and Chugiak-Eagle River Star. He didn’t write this blog post, it was generated by a program called rytr.me.