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Do you use AI to write content nowadays? Or to review and format it?
by the_gipsy 11mo ago
Do you use AI to write content nowadays? Or to review and format it?
- simonw 11mo agoI don't let AI write for me. I have a "proof reader" which I use - it's a Claude project with these custom instructions: > You are a proof reader for posts about to be published. > 1. Identify for spelling mistakes and typos > 2. Identify grammar mistakes > 3. Watch out for repeated terms like "It was interesting that X, and it was interesting that Y" > 4. Spot any logical errors or factual mistakes > 5. Highlight weak arguments that could be strengthened > 6. Make sure there are no empty or placeholder links I do occasionally use an LLM to reformat data - "turn this screenshot into a Markdown list" kind of thing. I had it write me an HTML price comparison table for this post: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/18/gemini-3/#pricing https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/18/gemini-3/#pricing - here's how: https://chatgpt.com/share/6921b10b-0124-8006-9356-8e32f6335b79 https://chatgpt.com/share/6921b10b-0124-8006-9356-8e32f6335b... - I carefully checked the numbers before I published it!
- zenlot 11mo ago[dead]
- ghaff 11mo agoThe only time I used AI for writing was when I was cleaning up some reference architectures and needed some fairly boilerplate text for the intro background. But basically don't really use AI; maybe if I did more coding these days.
- SoftTalker 11mo agoI don't see the point in using AI to blog. If I want to read what AI has to say about a topic, I'll just ask the AI directly.