Re:Don't Use AI to Write
by stared on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @05:14AM
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My take is slightly different.
- Brainstorming with AI is fine, but it takes skill to use it as food for thought, rather than as a source of answers.
- Do NOT structure your blog post with AI. Once the structure is there, it is almost impossible to humanize it.
- Do NOT use it for writing a draft. Same as above. A few times I did it, and ended up rewriting from scratch. Unsloppification is hard.
- AI for proofreading is wonderful. But I always prompt with "only fix grammar mistakes, do not change the style" and actually look at all changes. If not kept in check, it too eagerly homogenizes style.
- Brainstorming with AI is fine, but it takes skill to use it as food for thought, rather than as a source of answers.
- Do NOT structure your blog post with AI. Once the structure is there, it is almost impossible to humanize it.
- Do NOT use it for writing a draft. Same as above. A few times I did it, and ended up rewriting from scratch. Unsloppification is hard.
- AI for proofreading is wonderful. But I always prompt with "only fix grammar mistakes, do not change the style" and actually look at all changes. If not kept in check, it too eagerly homogenizes style.