Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 

By Amber Castillo 

Everywhere you look, artificial intelligence (AI) is present. You witness AI through websites like Wombo Dream or Leonardo AI. Even top-rated social media apps like TikTok or Snapchat incorporate AI. Companies like Facebook, Bank of America, and H&M use AI chatbots to handle customer service inquiries. AI is also used as AI-powered chatbots to provide companionship and emotional support. This phenomenon is becoming both intriguing and peculiar. AI denotes an intelligence form, employing computers to execute tasks that predominantly require human intervention, as it can process data beyond human capacity. 

In theory, AI can harnessed to assist humanity. AI undeniably aids in generating ideas, rectifying errors, and providing answers. It has substantial benefits, particularly in the context of learning. AI is employed to emulate voices, visages, writing styles, and artworks, and, notably. It could also replace the jobs of individuals engaged in artistic pursuits. 

Although AI is profoundly impressive, it should not replace human writing. Humans are the architects of AI, not the other way around. Cultivating one's mind encourages personal growth and the opportunity to see one's potential. Technology needs human input to function in application, 

programming, or maintenance. Thus, humans can channel their efforts into a growth mindset toward any endeavor they set. Thus, if we can bestow intelligence upon it, we equally possess the capacity to establish constraints. 

Writing can sometimes be downright overwhelming. It is also a skill that demands mastery of expression, development, and the "painstaking" process of editing and rewriting. We are, after all, human, and our lives are often a jumble of competing demands that distract us from writing our thoughts. AI also has limitations, and such an approach to relying on a bot is less likely to lead to success. Consider a scenario where someone instructs ChatGPT to compose an essay, and a Wi-Fi glitch causes an internet crash. What if someone aims to employ AI for artistic creation, yet glitches mar the output, resulting in a chaotic mess? 

Yet, one can take honor in achievement that stems from self-application. Reflect on your beloved shows, and you will find a human writer who penned them. Did you revel in Teen Titans? It was writers who crafted its tales. What about the hit TV series Breaking Bad? Writers wrote those series, too. Their craft and “writing” shows human existence. While it's undeniable that certain shows receive undue praise for subpar writing (I'm looking at you, Netflix), the essence is that the skill would lose its flavor if AI wrote everything. 

Writing is power, and knowledge is essential. Writing and learning from the written word improves the mind. What one can accomplish independently, with one's intellect and own hands, holds greater significance than any comprehension AI might achieve.