Everywhere I turn, I'm bombarded by people touting the benefits of AI (Artificial Intelligence). I hear about its uses in all types of applications, including writing. This interests me, as I do a lot of writing in my line of work; I write property descriptions, emails, social media posts, and of course, my blog articles. In fact, many of the programs and platforms I already use now offer AI writing assistance specifically for real estate. I can sign up for free webinars on how to use AI to create property descriptions, blog articles, and improve my business. What a way to make my life easier and free up my time to do more useful things!

Well, no.

For me, writing is useful. It serves as a creative outlet, helps me flex my mental muscles, express my opinions, and educate my audience. Sometimes it's therapeutic when I write down my thoughts and read them over, allowing me to gain clarity. When I create a rough draft and then work to polish it up, I can see progress and improvement, which is so gratifying. Writing about something forces me to learn more about it as I research and study it.

I'm not saying AI-generated content is bad, nor am I downing anyone who decides to use AI to help their business. But for me, it feels like cheating. In fact, since I actually enjoy writing, I would be cheating myself out of the pleasure and satisfaction that writing provides.

It's my understanding that the technology is so sophisticated, it can be hard to distinguish between real writing and fake. I recently heard about a major magazine who was caught publishing AI-generated articles. Do you know who is writing the content that you read?

As the world moves toward increased automation in nearly every area of life, I don't mind being the one who still does some things the old fashioned way. Real writing takes an investment in thought and time. It may take me days to write a short article like this one, because I usually have to stop and then come back to it several times. But that's okay – it's part of the process, and allows me time to think more carefully about what I'm trying to say.

My work may not be perfect, but you can be sure that if I publish something in my name, I actually wrote it.