CHEN Carine, DERAOUI Zahra, PINTO Geoffrey

Paris Cité University, July 2024

Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence has had such an impact on us in recent years that it can now be integrated into our occupations. In this research article, we have decided to focus on the role of technical writers and see how generative AI is already impacting them, and what they think about it, particularly for their future in this field. This paper is based on a survey carried out among 30 professionals, including 55% of jobs related to technical writing. The respondents were asked about their knowledge and their use of AI text generators.
The results of our research have shown that the majority of technical writers are not worried about their role and are not dependent on generative AI. If they do use it, it is mainly to help themselves, save time, improve and reformulate their content. Generative AI still has a lot to prove, and there are several limitations and constraints.

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