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Why real writers? Why not just use AI?
Google's December 2022 E-E-A-T update added one letter — Experience — specifically because of AI travel content. An AI has not been to Georgetown. A writer who spent six weeks in Penang's hawker stalls has.
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Not AI. Not aggregated. Not anonymous.
Every writer has a name, a face, and a track record. That's what AI content can never have.
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