AI Content Writing: Friend or Foe? Dispelling the Myths Behind it

The latest buzzword is AI content and it is supposed to replace human writers in due course. There may arise some questions in this regard, “Will AI content writing tools replace human writers or Google will ban AI-generated content?” “What about the difficulty of using AI writing assistants and can these tools lessen productivity?”

Now, “Are they really valid or just myths?” Well, if you are willing to understand the truth behind it, this blog will surely give you an idea about you.

8 Common Misapprehensions about AI Content Writing

Misconception 1: AI Content Writing Tools Cannot Produce SEO-friendly Content

It is a common misconception among most people. Many believe that AI tools cannot generate and optimize content for search engines.

Reasons:

• With the evolution of AI writing tools, they did not have sufficient data. So, people used them and produced content that was not SEO-friendly but included lots of misinformation.
• Another reason is many people fail to understand the functionalities of AI tools. Inadequate understanding is a vital reason for this common misconception about artificial intelligence.

The Reality:

AI can help you create SEO-friendly content by researching appropriate keywords, competitors, and other SEO-related factors. Various AI tools like ChatGPT can analyze the queries, know the search intent, and then produce the most relevant content. Besides, the Natural Language Processing or NLP model makes the content more user-friendly and engaging.

Misconception #2: AI Cannot Write Original, Creative, or Quality Content

Many people believe AI writing tools cannot generate original and quality content. They can just rewrite informative information but cannot create uniqueness in writing.

Reasons:

• The reason is using less trained and bad quality AI tools. They produce unfair or incorrect information and mislead people.
• Besides, inadequate understanding, inability to give correct prompts, lack of proofreading, and fear of experimenting are some reasons for this misconception.

The Reality:

AI writing tools can deliver original and creative content. Nowadays, AI writing assistants have been trained with adequate data and they analyze data, structure, and patterns and deliver unique content against your prompts.

Misconception #3: Google May Ban AI-generated Content

Another concern about AI tools is that Google can ban AI-generated content. But the reality is different and this concept is not accurate for now.

Reasons:

• When AI writing tools started, many people started misusing them by producing low-quality content. They have misinformation that might lead to unwanted occurrences. Google has marked them as spammy content and even banned them.
• Besides, people have generated content without following the content guidelines of Google. Due to this reason, the content failed to rank properly on the search pages and people thought their content had been banned.

The Reality:

Google produced AI content guidelines on Feb 8, 2023, and cleared its position for AI-generated content. With this guideline, Google confirmed they will not bother about the content generated, whether it is humanly written or written by using AI for blog content. If the content seems to be helpful, Google will reward your content.

To ensure content quality, the content needs to have E-E-A-T properties. This means the creator (despite human or AI) should have ‘Expertise’ and ‘Experience’ when they cover any topic. Also, they should ensure the ‘Authoritativeness’ and ‘Trustworthiness’ of the content to get a higher rank on the search engine result pages.

Misconception #4: AI Will Replace Humans

The latest buzzword is, AI content writing tools will replace human writers in the coming days. Is this really true?

No, it is just a misconception as AI can make writing easier but it will not replace human writers in any way.

Reasons:

• This is mainly due to rapid advancements in artificial intelligence applications serving the content writing sector and others.
• Due to accuracy, quicker output, and capability for multitasking, using different AI tools will generate better content than low-quality human-written content.

The Reality:

AI content writing tools will not be replacing humans, rather they can assist in producing a great amount of quality content within the shortest time. They may automate the steps of checking grammar, and spelling mistakes, and analyzing your SERP competitors.

The ultimate scenario is AI works as a creative tool and not in the form of replacement. AI tools will help humans to improve the writing process by giving suggestions, and corrections and increasing efficiency.

Misconception #5: AI Will Learn to Function Like the Human Brain

Artificial intelligence has made considerable achievements in recent years and many people may believe AI can function like the human brain. When it is about writing, people consider they can think as well as write like human brains. This is completely the wrong conception.

Reasons:

• When AI writing tools started and gained popularity, many writers were extremely worried about their job security. Many of them even lost their writing and editing jobs due to this reason.
• AI provides advanced features and quick operation for time-consuming tasks such as blog writing, keyword research, competitor analysis, etc.

The Reality:

AI can behave like humans but it cannot think like our brain. The algorithms of AI have been designed to fit and learn from the training dataset. They will begin working and behaving based on the trained data.

The human brain is trained constantly to learn and update the knowledge base with new information in due course. Due to this reason, our brain may perform critical thinking for any events that AI cannot for the training process.

Misconception #6: AI Will Be Able to Solve Any Problem

Many people think AI can solve any problem with advanced features of AI writing tools. AI can give a reasonable solution based on its trained data. However, it may not provide the exact solution for real-life problems.

Reasons:

• Huge advancements in AI tools make people believe AI is the ultimate solution.
• When you do not use AI writing assistants to solve real-life problems, it is also the reason for this thinking.

The Reality:

AI tools are valuable aids in writing tasks though they are not a one-size-fits-all solution. It is a man-made invention and cannot resemble the human brain. There are limitations in understanding the concept, critical thinking, and a lack of ethical consideration.

They cannot think about a situation, rather they produce results based on past training data. They work on starting points and then review, edit, and optimize the content to improve creativity, and problem-solving ability.

Misconception #7: AI Content Is Hard to Create and Time-consuming

Though AI tools consist of advanced writing features, a common misconception about AI writing tools is that they are hard to create and time-consuming.

Reasons:

• There is a lack of understanding of AI content writing assistants.
• Inadequate knowledge of basic prompts and initial learning
• Many people assume it requires complex technical skills to operate
• The fear of losing human touch in your content is a vital reason for such thinking

The Reality:

Most AI tools have been designed with a user-friendly interface. This allows the user to input their requirements perfectly. They have specific styles, creativity levels, tones, and other options to make the procedure simple and easy. Also, the learning curve will be minimal.

So using AI content writing tools is no rocket science, rather they are very easy and optimal.

Misconception #8: AI Will Lessen Our Productivity

AI tools are enhancing writing speed, productivity, and accuracy. But AI makes people idle and decreases human productivity. This is truly a misconception and below is the key reason:

Reasons:

• The reason is variability in some AI algorithms and models which sometimes produce misinformation and you need to cross-check each detail. For example, medical facts or travel blogs have important information and a small mistake may lead to a huge occurrence. Now, it is important to proofread it every time though this may be time-consuming.
• AI makes complex steps and functions easier. Due to this, many people do not want to learn new things and improve their expertise. They want to depend on AI tools and gradually reduce overall productivity.

The Reality:

If you are aware of how to use AI tools properly, it will boost your productivity. AI writing assistants will help to generate a bulk amount of quality content. Also, it decreases the trouble of doing similar tasks and saves you valuable time.

Final Words

Hope you can now understand the reality of using AI writing tools by clearing all your misconceptions about it. AI writing tools can assist you to enhance your productivity with real-time content analysis and save you time though they are not the ultimate solution. Thanks for reading!

Author Name: Harikrishna Kundariya

Biography: Harikrishna Kundariya, a marketer, developer, IoT, ChatBot & Blockchain savvy, designer, co-founder, Director of eSparkBiz Technologies. His 12+ years of experience enables him to provide digital solutions to new start-ups based on IoT and SaaS applications.