The reality is, I wouldn’t consider this AI writing, I would just say that it’s bad practice. I’ve done all of the above, but it usually just results in GPT reaffirming that I’ve succeeded where I may have not (in the case of your #1) or simply uncreative behavior on my part (in the case of your #2). The more it’s avoided, the better off all of us ought to be.

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Okay #1 unstood but how do I go about finding names. Wouldn't that be the same thing as searching up “nature boy names” and going to a website to find a name that works?

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Okay, I just wanted to be sure because a lot of people are saying AI at all is taking away from authors or something, but if I have an idea that I thought of and asked chat to give me name ideas or check my tone, I didn't see how it was ethically wrong. The idea is an original idea just needed a name or a tone check. Thank you. I feel better.

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I'll probably hear it later, but again, everything is original. If I can get a complete list immediately, it saves time from scrolling 500 websites for a baby name that means field of grass. I use filler text for names, which slows me down because I'm still in the middle of searching for it. Example (girlfriend's name)

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it’s time consuming, but for names, if you need one that means “grass”, scroll through those thousand baby name sites, pick out the ones you like most, and copy them into a separate folder with the meaning attached. pick one for the character, but if you later dislike it or need another name that means “grass”, you’ve already done the work to curate the ones you like. over time you should develop a little database of your own that you can call back to for basically any name you need

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