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What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
Good character impressions delight us because they illuminate something fundamental about the person they imitate
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It’s difficult to determine a text’s quality without considering the context in which it was written.
Laura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
something critical is missing from its voice: a certain sense of connection. At its core, writing is about creating intimacy between writer and reader. It’s a relational act, not a one-sided performance, and its power is in the exchange of ideas. It’s the closest we can get to inhabiting the mind of another human, the closest to escaping our own eg
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language is a lens, and our thoughts and perceptions are almost certainly shaped in some way by its conventions and metaphors. It shows us that writing influences our thoughts even as we use it to describe them.
Laura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
ChatGPT is a collective voice, not a specific one, and so even as the algorithm improves, we will likely continue to find its writing emotionally inadequate
Laura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
But what is general knowledge in a world where virtually any information is freely accessible online?
Laura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
simply abiding by the rules doesn’t make excellent writing — it makes conventional, unremarkable writing, the kind usually found in business reports, policy memos and research articles.
Laura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
“You silly humans,” the chatbot seems to be saying. “Using the greatest technology of our generation to create funny memes. But okay, I’ll play along.” These moments convey a sense of energy that makes it hard for me to believe I’m not chatting with a sentient being. Perhaps having a strong voice simply means writing in a way that makes you seem al
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The Value Of Human Error
Laura Hartenberger • What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
In other words, good writing isn’t about sophisticated sentences or complex ideas; it’s about unifying all elements into a coherent whole. You can write a poignant, lyrical, oblique sonnet about the rain, but if your purpose is to inform newspaper readers about the weather forecast, that’s not good writing.