Is Original Output Necessary in the AI Industrial Assembly Line?

Some people worry that AI is so powerful that it can write something in one minute that I can't write in an hour. So, is it still necessary for me to write by myself and stick to originality?

My answer is, it's very necessary, and it's a must.

Why? Because you have to write your own content, think on your own, and produce it by yourself.

If you let AI do all the writing, the content won't belong to you. Even if the prompt is well - written and the output is of high quality, it has nothing to do with you.

When it comes to building an IP, the most important thing is you as a person, including your experiences, your growth process, and your emotions.

Without these, the IP can't be established. Of course, if you don't plan to build an IP, it doesn't matter.

Choose the way that is useful, efficient, and can achieve better results.

Actually, AI is a good thing for IP. What it really squeezes out are those content creators who don't have an IP, don't want to build one, and lack the ability of self - expression.

Content without an IP and personal characteristics is easily drowned out by the AI content assembly line.

AI + automation can produce articles, pictures, and videos in batches, and the quality is far beyond that of ordinary creators, and it will keep getting better. Except for a very small number of talented content creators, others will be defeated.

This kind of content will become industrial products under the AI assembly line. Just like the clothes we wear, we used to make them by ourselves, but now they are produced in factories; the food we eat, we used to cook it at home, but now we go to restaurants, order takeaways, and there are even pre - made dishes now.

This is extreme industrialization.

Industrialization brings several results: large quantity, fierce competition, low price, and relatively high average quality.

As a result, it squeezes the living space of many people. Because without industrial means, the small - scale peasant economy can't compete with industrialization.

So, what should we do?

There are two directions. One is to industrialize yourself, and the other is to make yourself special.

Use AI to empower your original business and content. For example, build an AI knowledge base or an intelligent agent to improve the quality, efficiency, delivery level, and delivery capacity of your content.

The most common way is in the field of Q&A consulting. First, use the AI knowledge base or intelligent agent to solve problems. If they can't solve them, then transfer them to human beings.

This way, you can filter out many problems, save a lot of time, receive more users, and reduce labor costs.

Specialty is the most important thing for an IP.

After all, people are people. Before AI can replace people in integrating into life and having real communication, the specialty of people will always exist.

For example, take pets. To some extent, pets do replace some functions of people and can meet people's emotional needs, but only a small part.

After all, few people can meet their needs just by communicating with pets. We still need real communication and social interaction between people.

The same goes for AI and the content produced by AI.

It seems that we are reading articles, looking at pictures, and browsing videos, but actually we are communicating with the people behind these creations.

We are feeling and experiencing what the creators are going through and finding our own shadows in them.

We always view and feel the world with our own selves.

For example, when you pass by a school and see some junior high or high school students running, you will think of yourself back then.

Similarly, when we read other people's articles, we are actually looking at ourselves or looking for our own appearance and shadow.

So, if you want to create high - quality content in the AI era, you must write about yourself and others. You must write around people, integrate your own experiences, and tell stories.

From a certain perspective, AI is actually a good thing for IP.

Because the emergence of AI has magnified the ability of IP, improved the content quality, enhanced the interaction ability, and made IP have multi - comprehensive abilities.

If you always adhere to original output in the AI era, you may become a scarce resource. Scarce and in demand means high value.

Of course, after being exposed to too much industrially - produced content or food, you may want to eat some home - cooked food, some food you made by yourself. Even if it may be a bit more expensive, you will be willing to try it.

Daily Reading & Writing by Xiaolu 2025.06.05 [Day 640]