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Don't Use AI to Write

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  1. simonw · · focus · HN ↗
    Just this morning I used Claude to build an "omit needless words" app, which lets me paste in text and then marks up that text with strikes through the words that I can leave out.

    I used it to edit a document I'm working on, where I accepted about a third of its suggestions. I feel pretty good about it.

    If you have a Claude account you should be able to access the artifact I built here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;claude.ai&#x2F;artifact&#x2F;RK7XfnaoxVV1Uji84ETaLr" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;claude.ai&#x2F;artifact&#x2F;RK7XfnaoxVV1Uji84ETaLr - it uses &quot;Claudeception&quot; - the feature of Claude artifacts that lets them use Claude prompts - so it will be billed against your Claude account (at a cost of probably a fraction of a cent per run.)

    1. alansaber · · focus · HN ↗
      This is a neat workflow. Incentivises you to proactively think about your writing, even as you cut it.
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