Why AI Can't Replace the Human Touch in Writing

I could have shared this anonymously, but honestly, who cares? Take what resonates and leave the rest.

Let’s talk about AI.

As a writer, you develop your own unique style. Every writer has their way of putting words together. For me, humor is tough. If I try to add comedy, it tends to turn into something quite grim. Probably because I end up pouring all my frustration into my characters — not ideal, but hey, I’m working on it.

Now, using AI without truly understanding it can be problematic. I’ve seen people say, “Just don’t use it at all,” but let’s be real, what are you using it for? Not everyone is a native English speaker, and mistakes are bound to happen. Even some of the most famous authors double-check phrases on the internet to make sure they’re using the right words. So, can you use AI for that? Well, it’s a yes and no situation. No, because AI might rephrase something and strip away the emotion or depth. Yes, if you know exactly what you want and can inject that human touch back into it.

Where most AI users go wrong is by feeding a whole chapter prompt to AI and expecting it to generate the entire scene or storyline. 🚨 Red flag! That’s when you’re asking for trouble.

I once wrote an intense, 1,500-word erotic scene. Trust me, no AI tool will generate that. If you try to send something like that, the tool will flag it as a violation. My original chapter had plenty of mistakes — grammatical errors, missing words, you name it. So I decided to run it through a scan. Guess what? It came back 100% human-written. After I edited it, the AI detection showed only 27% likely to be AI-generated. I was laughing so hard! Just because it had no errors, the AI couldn’t recognize it as human. It’s funny, really, because humans created AI and taught it language, yet it doesn’t always get it right.

But don’t forget, AI is full of mistakes. It has a tendency to forget details, such as characters, events, and conversations — even with the most detailed prompts. I once read some ghostwritten chapters that had mixed-up names and events. When I ran them through a detection tool, most of the chapters showed 100% AI-written content. As a ghostwriter, that’s just lazy. You can’t just copy-paste what AI spits out and call it your work.

AI forgets context as conversations progress. So, if you’re diligent in your writing, even if you use tools like Grammarly to correct the errors, the detector might still say “Most likely human-written with 39% AI.” When that happens, it means your chapter might be so polished that AI can’t distinguish it.

However, if it says “AI-written” or “Most likely AI-written,” then you know it’s 100% AI. AI can’t mimic true human emotion, no matter how advanced it gets. I’ve been using tools like Zerogpt for checking AI content because it’s got some decent accuracy (though let’s be real, all these tools have their own quirks).

The bottom line? Just stay away from letting AI generate your chapters. It’s unreliable. And if you’ve written it yourself, don’t bother checking it. AI will confuse even the most experienced writers.

Also, if you’re a client reading a writer's work, make sure to do your research. Read through their chapters thoroughly. You never know what’s been AI-generated unless you check.

I know AI is a confusing topic. Honestly, sometimes, I don’t even know what I’m saying. But hey, take the good and leave the bad.