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Jim VandeHei: Writing with AI
Used with persistence and skill, AI can enhance both your thoughts and expression.
TL;DR
- AI can enhance writing and thinking when used skillfully, not just when outsourced lazily.
- To use AI effectively, set clear rules based on personal standards, not AI's defaults.
- Provide precise instructions on writing and editing style, and feed the AI with examples of your best work.
- Advanced techniques involve creating specific skills and agents within AI platforms and engaging in a constant feedback loop.
- The author tests these methods through his Axios C-Suite newsletter, using AI for content generation and research.
- AI output is often excellent and well-edited, but still requires human refinement.
- The author also uses AI in voice mode for brainstorming and organizing thoughts, as demonstrated in his 'Confessions of an AI lab rat' column.