Few AI tap cases elicit more outrage than writing: Tapping AI makes writing duller. dumber. robotic
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Few AI use cases elicit more outrage than writing: Using AI makes writing duller. dumber. robotic.
Key facts
- Caution 2, from Autumn, their wife, who's more of an AI skeptic: "Don't conflate the way you write and the utility of AI to convey information with soul writing that many of them need to live, breathe
- And AI naturally writes a lot like me (and naturally loves Smart Brevity)
- Few AI use cases elicit more outrage than writing: Using AI makes writing duller. dumber. robotic
- The reporter has mine wired into the AI memory (tell it to commit style to memory) and in a skills document for their AI agents
Summary
Used with persistence and skill, AI can enhance both your thoughts and expression. But the reporter want to be frank and useful about what the reporter has learned about writing and the limits the reporter has hit since turning themselves into an AI lab rat:Caution 1: the reporter is 55, a writer by training, went in aware of AI dangers, and am a prolific writer with or without it. Anyone lazily letting AI do their thinking or writing is playing with fire: You're destined to create a mushy, "blah brain. Caution 2, from Autumn, my wife, who's more of an AI skeptic: "Don't conflate the way you write and the utility of AI to convey information with soul writing that many of them need to live, breathe and understand the world around them. Then write like me, always in Smart Brevity, to match their style.
You need to feed in the original work you're most proud of. It can be as simple as diary entries, memos or a school project. The reporter has dumped in every Axios column, memo and strategic document, as well as four books (two unreleased).Let's pause for a second. The reporter is doing this to test limits and capabilities. The reporter uses both projects (mainly in Claude, but increasingly in ChatGPT) and agents (in ChatGPT's Codex). Inside projects and agents, their thinking, writing and editing files are much more specific and richer. The reporter detail a fact-checking skill to double-check data points, then move outside the agent for another fact-check with a safety-net skill. You need to create a conversation loop, where you get better at fine-tuning the writing output, and the AI gets better at understanding your style. You want to find a mind meld that serves and betters you.