How To Write With An LLM

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How To Write With An LLM

You should use LLMs as cold, detached copyeditors while strictly ignoring their praise to avoid 'LLM-creep' in your prose.

What: Author suggests treating AI like an automated editor that flags passive voice and structural issues, but warns against accepting any LLM-suggested wording or validation.

Why it matters: This distinguishes between using AI for mechanical tasks (which adds value) and creative tasks (which produces generic, 'artificially-flavored' writing).

Takeaway: Run a multi-pass editing process where you explicitly forbid the AI from offering encouragement or praise, and never copy-paste suggested phrases directly into your draft.

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Use your own words, don't let the model trick you into thinking your draft is good, and let the model act as a copyeditor.

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