There are already technologies that can help writers follow rules in writing. The Hemingway Editor is an example of a system that does this well, helping users make their writing more concise and grammatically correct.
Revision Assistant, an artificially intelligent system from Turnitin (the company that checks for literary plagiarism), says they can use algorithms to help people become better writers. “Like any art, writing is not necessarily intuitive,” Elijah Mayfield, the founder of Revision Assistant told Quartz Magazine. “Learning to write is at least as hard as learning calculus or learning how to build a circuit. Different, but it’s a skill nonetheless and something you can learn.” Revision Assistant is now being used by 200,000 students in more than 100 US school districts, according to Quartz. The machine can recognize things in the data and decide what the right course of action is. For example, if Revision Assistant spots a section that seems to need supporting examples, it highlights the area and encourages the writer to expand. It focuses the writer’s attention on areas for improvement, and leaves the “creative” work to them. The repetition and instant engaging help the writing process become better. Over many revisions, students learn to spot these issues on their own and become more confident writers. Revision Assistant helps prove that there can be tools to help us become better skilled in creative fields. AI Writer is another example that not only helps write, but research for an article. Based on a headline the user inputs, the free software generates an article of length 100-1000 words. As AI becomes more incorporated into creative fields like art, writing endeavors are also benefited. Sources: Quartz Harvard Business Review Deep Writing
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