3mo ago

Do you consider LanguageTool the same as using AI to write?

I've been using libreoffice to write and enabled LanguageTool to help me with my grammar. Do you consider this the same as having a generative AI write your work or is it more nuanced as an extra tool to help?

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As long as it's your voice coming through at the end of the day, use whatever process helps you get there. IMO
The grammar and spell check is not an issue, but if you're using the rewritten alternatives for a sentence it's definitely a toss up. Granted, it just uses what you've written and provides a few different ways to relay the same info, but then again, it does this via AI. So really idk, but I've used LanguageTool rewrites on most of my college papers and I haven't had any issues. In the big picture, it's nothing close to using an LLM to write a paper.