An Interview with Chat GPT: How I Use AI to Aid My Writing

Ken: Why Are People Quick to Trash AI-Generated Content?

ChatGPT: Great question — one that taps right into the cultural moment. People often dismiss AI-generated content for emotional, philosophical, artistic, and practical reasons. Here’s a breakdown:

1. Value of Human Effort
   There’s a deep-seated appreciation for things created through effort, skill, and emotion. When a machine produces content in seconds, it can feel “cheap” or “soulless,” even if technically sound.
2. Fear of Replacement
   Writers, artists, musicians, and coders fear AI could devalue or replace their craft. Dismissing AI content can be a way to defend their relevance.
3. Authenticity Matters
   Audiences crave authenticity — human voices, lived experience, and intention. AI lacks genuine meaning; it’s mimicry, not originality.
4. Uncanny Valley of Creativity
   AI-generated work can feel nearly human — but not quite. That slight eeriness can be artistically unsettling.
5. Quality Control
   With the flood of low-effort AI content online, quality suffers. This saturation leads to fatigue and a devaluation of content in general.
6. Cultural Gatekeeping
   Some artistic and academic circles resist the idea that machines can produce “true” art or insight…