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Don't Use AI to Write

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  1. trjordan · · focus · HN ↗
    So let me get this straight:

    - You can use AI to look through docs and do research.

    - You can use AI to structure your argument.

    - You can NOT use AI to actually write the prose.

    - You can use AI to proofread, especially for how effectively you've communicated.

    I don't know, man, that sounds a lot like using AI to write. Your writing probably says "load-bearing" less than Claude's outputs, but I'm not sure it's much less AI.

    1. pbakker · · focus · HN ↗
      Structuring your argument is probably something you should do, not an AI. This is the core of what you're trying to convey, and is exactly the type of thing you should be thinking through.

      Of course, this is different than having the argument ready and using an AI to make it read a little better, which at that point, is just details.

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