Does ProWritingAid use AI?

ProWritingAid uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to give you editing advice, help you make changes, and offer you inspiration for your writing.

The AI we use for most reports and features only analyzes your documents to give you suggestions.

We only use generative AI for the following reports and features:

Using all of these features and reports is optional. You don't have to use them if you would prefer not to.

For example, our Sticky Sentence Report will give you information about sticky sentence usage in your writing. It will tell you where in your documents you have used sticky sentences. This is something that would be incredibly difficult for you to do manually on your own. ProWritingAid will then suggest different options to rewrite those sticky sentences, using Rephrase or Sparks, two of our generative AI features.

If you don't want to use generative AI, you don’t have to. You can just use our reports to improve your writing.

ProWritingAid will not change your text directly unless you accept the suggestions. You can just use the suggestions in our reports to know what you need to focus on.

How does Sparks use generative AI?

Sparks uses a set of AI features to help you edit text and provide instant ideas for brainstorming.

If you don’t want to use Sparks, you can turn the feature off.

How do Chapter Critique, Manuscript Analysis, Virtual Beta Reader, Marketability Analysis, and Plot Analysis use generative AI?

Chapter Critique, Manuscript Analysis, Virtual Beta Reader, Marketability Analysis, and Plot Analysis are AI-powered reports that offer in-depth feedback on your writing. They analyze your text using AI that we have trained to give critiques and provide actionable feedback as a developmental editor or beta reader would.

One of the key benefits of using an AI-powered critique generator is that you can see how well your writing is coming along before you reach out to beta readers and editors. It can reduce the time to polish your writing before you move on to beta readers or editing with a professional editor.

Does ProWritingAid train AI models using my documents?

ProWritingAid never uses your work or your writing to train our AI models or algorithms.

You can read our Privacy Policy and our Trust Center for more information.

Who owns the text generated by ProWritingAid’s AI?

ProWritingAid never shares or resells your works. You own the rights to your writing. ProWritingAid does not have any rights to any content created by you.

You can read our Privacy Policy and our Trust Center for more information.

If you use ProWritingAid’s generative AI tools to change your works, we don’t claim ownership of the result. You’ll own the rights to that content unless someone else has previously created it.

To prevent this from happening, you can run Plagiarism Checks on your writing. However, we cannot guarantee that it will flag every instance of plagiarism.

Will AI detectors flag my writing?

AI detectors should not flag your writing unless you include text generated by any of the generative AI features available, such as Rephrase and Sparks.

Despite this, some AI detectors, such as Turnitin, may flag writing edited with ProWritingAid, even if you didn't use any generative AI features. AI detectors aren’t infallible, and many acknowledge that they can return false positives, even when a human wrote the text.

What if my publisher asks whether I have used AI in my writing?

It’s good to check with your publisher about whether they would accept AI-assisted or AI-generated text in your writing before you use Rephrase and Sparks.

It’s up to you to verify your content adheres to all content guidelines for the publisher you want to submit your work to.

Each publishing platform will have different requirements for disclosing the use of AI-powered writing aids or the inclusion of AI-generated or AI-assisted content.

Most ProWritingAid features help you edit your writing. They don’t generate content. You can generate new text using Rephrase or Sparks, but you will need to write some content yourself before the features can generate new text.

Is using ProWritingAid against the rules of literary contests, universities, and colleges?

We cannot advise on the specific AI usage rules set by publishers, literary contests, universities, or colleges.

If you’re unsure if ProWritingAid may be in breach of any policies set by the institution you want to submit your work to, check directly with the institution.

ProWritingAid is made by writers, for writers. That’s why we work wherever you do and follow industry-standard best practices to ensure your data is always protected.

Does ProWritingAid use AI?