Aside from spellchecks, grammar checks, and automatic wordcounters, I don’t use AI tools.

Computerized assistance has a great deal of potential for helping writers. The ability to backspace alone— and no longer having to type with four carbons—!!! We’ve come a long way from those old upright Remingtons.

But more advanced writing tools are, at best, a crutch. They’re great if you’ve got a bum leg, sure, but if you overuse them, your other muscles will atrophy. Come to rely on them and, when you really need your writing ability, it won’t be there anymore.

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