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Experiments show: moderate your AI use when writing and creating — not too much, not too little

Three rounds of the same study all point to the middle tier; a columnist tried it himself, using ChatGPT to draft a movie plot, and decided he'd still rather write it by hand.
⚑ This is a bylined New Scientist column; the second half is the author's own first-person experience and personal take, not a research finding.
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He had ChatGPT draft a movie plot

One of the plots ChatGPT came up with

Mischa's parents are throwing her engagement party at the family's country estate. As she gives her toast, the glass slips from her hand, and inside the stem is something hidden: a micro memory card. The find unravels a corruption scandal buried for decades, one that implicates her own family and forces her to choose between justice and loyalty.

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