What is AI Generated Content? And Should You Use it?
AI-generated content is a blog, articles, social media prompts, essays, product descriptions, etc. written via artificial intelligence. The AI content creator generates the content after you ask a question or give keywords, phrases, or subjects that cover the topic you want to discuss. Numerous different software programs do this - we will get into that in a second.
First up, do you think you should use AI-generated content? The answer is YES and NO.
YES! - Using these services is a great way to get ideas, get unstuck, or get started with your content. This only works as a starting point. You still need to edit it. Give it your voice, fact-check the information, etc.
NO! - You cannot ask a question and then cut and paste the AI response as if it was yours.
Why you ask -
While AI content is usually detailed, it is sometimes factually incorrect. You could be sharing something incorrectly.
For most of these services, if you ask the question or topic in the same way as someone else ( we tested this three times) you get the EXACT same response. No Bueno!
As more and more people start to use AI-Generated content, you can begin to tell. For example, look at some of the social content you follow. You can start to see hints of that tone of voice when people don’t edit it. This is why it is IMPERATIVE that you use it as a starting point and then edit it with your ideas and your brand style.
As a result of AI-generated content blowing up recently, several schools have banned the use of the software, including New York public city schools.
Last April, Google also spoke out about AI content as it became popular. According to Search Engine Journal, “Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says content automatically generated with AI writing tools is considered spam, according to the search engine’s webmaster guidelines.” When we searched this, we found that Google can detect if something is AI-generated by searching for patterns and inconsistencies in writing style and how good the quality of the content is. So it is your best bet never to copy and paste.
Ok, so now that we have covered what not to do - how do you pick a service? We take a look at 4 different programs. Click here to read.