Why I Prefer Human Creativity Over AI for Personalized Content

AI is great for coming up with ideas, but it’s not the best for creating personalized long content. From my experience even best AI tools have their limits. That’s why human creativity over AI for personalized content is still important.

Human Creativity Over AI for Personalized Content

AI Can’t Match Unique Experiences

The stuff I create should, in my opinion, both be educational and represent my own personality. AI is good at repeating what has already been used but it is unable to fully understand my own experiences.

AI won’t have lived through my experiences, even if I provide it information about my past. This limits AI’s ability to create content that really feels unique. This is only one of the several arguments against content creators depending entirely on AI chatbots.

If you do choose to use AI for generating personalized content, remember that you’ll still need to edit it afterward, whether it’s for long articles or social media posts.

I Prefer Writing About Topics I Know Well

Although I’m a fast learner, I also know when my understanding of a topic isn’t deep enough to write confidently about it. For instance, I’ve held off on writing guides for my travel blog for years because I didn’t have the essential information at the time.

I’ve come across many bloggers using AI to generate content on topics I have firsthand experience with, and the lack of accuracy really bothers me. When you know something well and are passionate about it, it’s easy to spot when someone is just guessing or lacks real experience.

One big issue with tools like ChatGPT and other AI chatbots is that many users think the output they get is ready to be used. However, it isn’t. Content should always be reviewed and improved, particularly if it is based on a topic you are familiar with or have a strong interest in.

AI Is Often Wrong

Whether you’re a writer, podcaster, or any other type of content creator, factual accuracy is crucial for maintaining your credibility. While AI tools like Perplexity can make research faster and more efficient, you still need to carefully check that everything you publish is accurate.

AI’s tendency to make mistakes is a big reason why I don’t rely on it for creating personalized content. At worst, it may result in legal consequences & at best, it might damage your reputation.

It is advisable to enroll in courses such as Google’s AI Essentials program if you intend to use AI for fact-checking. This will guarantee the accuracy of your research & teach you how to use AI technologies correctly.

AI Can’t Match My Writing Style

Moving a slider made it simple for me to change tone of my articles when I experimented with Claude Artifact and ChatGPT Canvas. Depending on what I desired, I could make the text sound more official or informal. However, these AI tools still couldn’t capture my exact tone.

Instead of changing my tone directly in these apps, I prefer to just write as I normally would and adjust it later. AI tools like Grammarly can help with this, but I don’t follow all of its suggestions without considering them first.

If you’re new to writing, don’t worry; tone of voice is something that develops over time. The ideal method to write is to write how you would naturally say in a conversation, then edit the content.

Relying on AI Makes Me Less Driven

I’ve noticed that relying on AI in creative work can make me complacent. For example, when using Lightroom, I depended too much on the Denoise tool, and sometimes the results were far from what I could achieve on my own.

AI promises to be an all-in-one solution. You write a prompt, wait a few minutes, and get a full-length article, video, or whatever else you need. It sounds perfect, right?

But now is time to think about how AI chatbots impact content production. Your work will begin to suffer if you use these tools excessively without making any adjustments. Although you might experience immediate benefits there might be long-term repercussions.

I prefer to use AI to enhance my own abilities rather than relying solely on it. The best application of AI, in my opinion, is in idea generation, which enhances rather than replaces my creative process.

I Enjoy Growing as a Creator

I wake up at 5 am every day without an alarm because I’m excited to improve at writing and photography. There have been times when I simply coasted without challenging myself, and I can honestly say those were some of the most unfulfilling and miserable periods of my life.

While learning to use AI tools can help me grow as a creator, it’s not the only way to improve. I enjoy the challenge of crafting sentences, improving my search engine optimization (SEO) skills and mastering all the other elements that contribute to being a great digital creator.

AI Content Is Often Too Generic

I simply disregard claims that a creative industry is oversaturated. While some may refer to it as “stubbornness,” I like to characterize it as having a “growth mindset.” All you have to do is figure out how to make your work stand out if you want people to notice it.

This leads me to yet another problem with using AI to create customized content. A lot of AI-generated content turns out to be generic, and it’s obvious.

I don’t want to post something that can be found elsewhere, and I like the challenge of coming up with original content. It should remain unique even if the subject has been discussed thousands of times.

AI Content Can Often Be Plagiarized

Not only is using AI to produce content unoriginal but it may also result in accidental plagiarism.

AI pulls information from what’s already online, and sometimes it doesn’t change it enough to make it unique. It’s also possible that someone else has already written something similar.

This is why some people think AI shouldn’t be used for creative work. Even if you use AI for ideas, your content needs to be original. Otherwise, you could face serious problems.

While AI can help with idea generation, I wouldn’t trust it to create personalized content from scratch. I prefer to use AI for inspiration and then make the content my own.