Is 365 an AI risk?

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

Has anyone had problems with MS Word 365 getting flagged for AI? I’ve just started using 365, on a Win 11 box, and I’ve seen it doing things that seem AI-like. I’ve thus turned off Text Predictions and Autocorrect (I will stand and fall with the mistakes my eyes miss), and when I submit a story I’ll have it down-saved from docx to doc. I hope that’s enough.

 

[mildlyaroused]

You should be 100% fine. It shouldn't even be flagged if the suggestions are purely spelling or grammar issues. What might be flagged, which you shouldn't use, are the capabilities that are becoming more and more common, which suggest how to rephrase certain things to achieve "clarity" or some other buzz word. Not only are these reductive to your prose (in my opinion), but if you listen to them too frequently your work will be more likely to read like AI-generated text.

 

[gunhilltrain]

You should be 100% fine. It shouldn't even be flagged if the suggestions are purely spelling or grammar issues. What might be flagged, which you shouldn't use, are the capabilities that are becoming more and more common, which suggest how to rephrase certain things to achieve "clarity" or some other buzz word. Not only are these reductive to your prose (in my opinion), but if you listen to them too frequently your work will be more likely to read like AI-generated text.

This AI issue is cropping up in the world of images too, although there are clues to catch it. At some point in the future, it may become impossible to distinguish AI from "reality." That's going to be a very strange world, but I probably won't be around to see it.

 

[NotWise]

This AI issue is cropping up in the world of images too, although there are clues to catch it. At some point in the future, it may become impossible to distinguish AI from "reality." That's going to be a very strange world, but I probably won't be around to see it.

That time is probably closer than you think. Some AI-generated images only need added detail in the textures and setting, and you won't be able to tell if it's AI-generated. That's especially true since a lot of "real" images are filtered so many ways that they're nearly fake. There's no sharp line between them.

AI-generated text is probably right there, too.

 

[Rob_Royale]

I've been using 365 for over year now with zero issues. It's also got a great audio read-back function that can let your ears find mistakes your eyes miss.

 

[Bamagan]

A lot of the grammar 'issues' Word flags include suggested rewrites, which are geared toward business formal and, to a lesser extent, scholastic standards. It therefore tends to get rather prissy when writing informal things like smut, and especially dialogue. If its proffered suggestion involved more than one or two words, such as catching a tense mismatch or the like, I told it to stop checking for the issue in the future. For example, Word hates passive voice, and seems almost eager to try activating such a sentence. Just say 'no' to Skynet (while there's still time).

 

[Plathfan]

Some of its advice is sound, some questionable, and some entirely wrong. As with everything in life: "Viewer discretion is advised."

 

[Writer61]

Has anyone had problems with MS Word 365 getting flagged for AI?

I have posted 15 stories this year, all written in Word/365 on a Mac, and most uploaded using DOCX without any problems. Spelling and Grammer checking is on, but not Autocorrect. Experimented with Grammerly for the most recent posting but I have switched it off now as I found it annoying and the AI rejection risk.

 

[Tomh1966]

AI is still very inexact.

I've been playing with AI images. Some of them were stunning but there are quirks.

NONE of them seem to understand the term 'story' or floor.

IE 'A two story Tudor style building on a promenade as viewed from across the water at night.'

All understand the more obscure word 'promenade' and NONE would give me a two story (floor) building. Usually 3-1/2 or four.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Some of its advice is sound, some questionable, and some entirely wrong. As with everything in life: "Viewer discretion is advised."

I think Dorothy Parker would understand the dilemmas of people dealing with this these issues: “If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.”