Automatically Generated Content: Does Google Care?

What is automatically generated content? it is, quite simply, content that is created automatically. Content created by algorithms or bots.

This piece of content is oftentimes of low quality and appears spammy. It is something that Google specifically says they don’t want in their search results.

Watch my video below on how one of these tools from The Right Blogger works:

Will Google Penalize The Content?

Google had been cracking down on fully automatically generated content (AGC). When writing uses existing content and re-writes it in a slightly different way often called spun content.

Content creators use it to game the search engines and improve a website’s ranking.

Other times, it’s simply because the site owner doesn’t have the time or resources to create original content. It helps make it quicker to produce content for their blog or website.

Furthermore, Google had looked down on this practice of writing content by algorithms or bots.

However, recently since Google introduced its own AI Bard, it claims that “Google prioritizes high-quality content, regardless of whether humans OR machines generate it.” 

Do Writing AI Tools Hurt Your Blog Posts or other Content?

For example, I used Jasper AI. According to Jasper:

Jasper AI is a powerful, innovative GPT-4 software for generating content that can be used in a variety of ways and at scale. It’s a powerful new and innovative GPT-4 software that you can use to write SEO-focused blog posts, listicles, school papers, scripts for YouTube Videos, and books.

However, If you use a tool like Jasper or Quillbot, write some of the content yourself, and cite your own sources I do not believe it’s considered against Google rules. Especially if you are like me and don’t know how to manipulate the system.

Now that Google made the update we can be assured they do not care unless you are trying to manipulate the system. Furthermore, putting your own examples into the content makes it more personal.

That’s a win-win for your content and your readers.

What Are Some of the Popular AI Writing Tools?

• Jasper
• Quillbot
• Anyword
• Rytr
• Writesonic
• CopyAi
• WordTune
• The Right Blogger

Adam Enfroy has a fabulous review of these various tools if you want to explore more AI tools.

Social Media Content

Now, another form of this content writing is for social media posts. You can generate content for various networks to improve your own or your client’s postings.

I’ve yet to read any social media network having any issue with this. You can even use a tool to write a better social media profile.

This is a fabulous tool on days when you don’t feel creative enough to come up with some catchy social media posts.

These social networks also use AI for their infamous algorithms. Remember the Algorithms that make Facebook posts never to be seen (unless boosted) or the X Twitter suspensions when you were caught up in the bots?

Email Marketing with AGC Help

Not only can you use these tools for writing content, blog posts, webpages, and social media content but you can use them for your email marketing. 

Now you can create more creative emails with a clear call to action with the help of AI content tools.

What is Automatically Generated Content or Not?

If you are using a tool to help you write better and you are wording most of the content in your own words it is not AGC. However, if you are using the tool to write an entire blog post or webpage then it will be fully AGC content.

Furthermore, how will Google know if you are trying to manipulate the system?

According to the Search Engine Journal:

“I think the biggest takeaway from this particular Q&A is that Google’s algorithms aren’t able to automatically detect content generated by language models such as GPT-3,” says Miranda Miller, Sr. Managing Editor at Search Engine Journal.

She explained: “Artificial intelligence is used by media, universities, and other organizations for research automation. Cross-referencing, crawling and classifying content in many languages to identify emerging trends, generating article and paper summaries, fact-checking, crunching data, and even writing full articles,” she points out.

Similarly, even the Associated Press began using these AI tools way back in 2014. Now, that’s very interesting.

Google’s Own AI Tools

Ironically, Google has come out with Gemini. It’s their own AI tool to generate content.

Google’s Gemini AI is a next-generation artificial intelligence tool designed to handle multiple tasks across different applications. It combines the strengths of advanced language models (like Bard) with other AI capabilities like image processing and real-world problem-solving.

Gemini aims to provide smarter functionality for users, such as improved search, app integration, and better content creation tools. Think of it as a multipurpose assistant for both personal and professional tasks, continually learning to give better responses.

It’s part of Google’s push to make AI more intuitive and useful in everyday life.

What Happens If You Are Using an AI Tool Without GPT4o Model?

Because of it, your website or blog may receive a penalty from Google. This pushes your site down in the search rankings. It can take months or years to get your website rankings back.

Many years ago this site was penalized by Google and it took months to gain the rankings back. Getting your ranking back is not an easy thing to do..

Of course, I’d highly recommend you do your research on the AI tool you are using now. Not to mention, with the right tool, you can do anything.

 

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Finally, I’d love to hear from you if you have used this tool to help you create content faster for your content. Will this new information from Google deter you? Or will you use it smarter?

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