I’ve been a freelance content writer for 6 years. In 2024, I started using AI writing tools for ~4 hours/day for my professional work (content marketing, strategy decks, copywriting, social media ads, etc.). Objectively, it’s been a productivity win for me and my team: Faster initial drafts and revisions More aligned with brand voice Quicker research and A/B testing Reduces the cognitive workload on the content team Higher volume of output Our clients and bosses are happier, but the writers are NOT. For me, during the pre-AI era, writing was how I learned what I believed. The friction of writing forced me to rethink and ask if I really have conceptual clarity on what I’m writing. Now, the loop is so much different: I describe the idea. The model generates structure. I accept and refine. The output is often “better” than my early drafts, but I’m just reacting to a predetermined thought now, instead of constructing one from scratch. It makes me wonder if the increase in output comes with a corresponding decreasing in cognitive effort per idea? (I know that metric is made up LOL) I’ve started to separate generating content (AI writing) vs. generating thoughts (human writing). I’m curious if other writers who write extensively with AI have noticed a shift in how they develop ideas and brainstorm. I’ve described my thesis here: Nobody Really Writes Anymore submitted by /u/Just-Aman
Originally posted by u/Just-Aman on r/ArtificialInteligence