It's ok to tastefully use tools that assist your creative process and save time. Just be transparent about it.
The greatest advancement for writers since the printing press just hit the scene and many writers are telling their audiences they're swearing off of it completely. Things don't have to be so all-or-nothing.
AI content detectors are inaccurate and may label your writing as generated. Put yourself in the driver's seat of disclosure.
Just paste in your generated text and your final article and the disclosure is generated automatically.
Don't back yourself into a corner with a blanket no to AI use. Leave your options open.
Nobody knows what tool is coming next. Set a precedent of transparency and take your audience along with you.
Brainstorming, shrugging off writers block, getting an outside perspective, getting multiple options to choose from, generating templates and rough examples - there are plenty of legitimate reasons to use AI tools.
Even if you use no AI at all, your readers will appreciate you saying so.
Share with editors and teams what if any generative influence took place in your creative process.
Are you getting lazy? Should you take another pass over something that was generated? Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
See what an AI disclosure looks like