Just as with CGI, digital cameras, word processors, and other media production tools introduced in decades past, human creators will learn to work with new AI text generators to create great media.
This article notes human editors are involved at CNet to publish tech news articles using AI “writers.” This is absolutely required, not only for improving the generic AI output, but also catching significant errors that may be introduced by black-box AI engines.
Will writers lose their jobs as AI text generators make inroads in journalism? Surely – just as darkroom managers, linotype operators, and Hollywood model makers lost their jobs as new digital technologies took over in the late 20th century. But for those who mastered the new technologies – or even better, took their insights from analog media to make better digital media – were able to thrive.
One thing writers and publishers do need to keep an eye on: AIs outputting our IP without license or permission. It’s happened already with Microsoft Copilot regurgitating code from specific programmers, and will surely be an issue for the news media, book publishers, and bloggers.