I wanted to expand on some of my earlier research into article spinners, and take a look at a service that claims to generate original content based on user provided keywords.
My initial assumption was that this particular method of content farming would be harder to identify. I thought that without the need to conform to any specific piece of source material, the content engine could produce content which was more intelligible. I assumed that it would be vapid and vague, yet coherent.
I was fortunately way off base with my assumptions.
Compared to the content spinner, the errors were based in logic and meaning, rather than grammar and syntax. It was not a matter of broken English or poor word choices. They content produced was pure nonsense.
The rest of this post will show some of my results in more detail. But I want to state right up front that I don't think this particular sort of content is nothing to worry about.
If you think AI authors are something to fear, this might change your mind.
Obviously this is just one product on the market, and there may well be much more sophisticated applications. But this particular one poses very little threat to human authors.
Article Forge - The Smartest Content Writer That Isn't Human
Bold claims. Never have to pay a cent for content again!
Of course, this is a paid service. But nevermind that, if it works, it works.... right?!
It's just so easy!
I decided to start with a theme that has been common on Steemit in the past several weeks. I figured that one lacking in specificity and open to interpretation would provide the engine with the widest margin of error.
It shows you a status bar while you wait for your content. It's all very exciting!
The Moment of Truth!
OK, lets clear the air here. I'm not a professional writer. I don't even think I'm a particularly good writer.
But even I know you don't start an article with, "In addition..."
The entire article is rife with far too many problems for me to even list here. I'll just let you "enjoy" the text for yourselves.
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Hearsay, Lies and Positivity
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So, at this point I can't imagine that anyone would find this acceptable and actually publish it or try to pass it off as worthwhile content. But I figured that I would give the engine the benefit of the doubt and generate another article. This time somewhat longer, in the hope that more space would allow it to develop a coherent idea... or even two.
I picked another topic which many of us ar familiar with, for which there are many other examples on Steemit.
I was optimistic when it said it had an original thought!
But... well... I'll let you be the judge.
In Conclusion
I think it's safe to say that your favorite Steemit author is at least human. AI generated content would appear to have a long way to go. I'm sure it's great with sports scores, poll results, or economic data... Particularly if the software is sophisticated and expensive professional software. But as for consumer products that claim to generate content on any subject? It fails with distinction.