Okay, I need honest opinions. I was completely stuck on my short story assignment—had the setting, had the characters, but no plot. Out of desperation, I used an AI writing tool to help me brainstorm some plot possibilities. It gave me like ten options, and one of them sparked an idea that I'm actually excited about. I wrote the whole story myself, but the initial spark came from AI. Is that cheating? The tool I used was designed specifically for creative writers to help with writer's block .
It didn't write anything for me; it just helped me think. But now I feel guilty, like I didn't really earn the idea. My story is good—maybe the best I've written—and I'm scared to submit it because what if someone asks where the idea came from? Has anyone else used AI for creative work?
Where do you draw the line between help and cheating?
It didn't write anything for me; it just helped me think. But now I feel guilty, like I didn't really earn the idea. My story is good—maybe the best I've written—and I'm scared to submit it because what if someone asks where the idea came from? Has anyone else used AI for creative work?
Where do you draw the line between help and cheating?