While I don’t want ChatGPT to write for me, I couldn’t ask for a better companion to refine my writing.
Whenever I write a piece of text that requires refinement, I ask ChatGPT for two versions – one that refines the language and one that only fixes grammatical errors. I review both versions closely, and most of the time, I end up choosing the one with just grammatical corrections.
The reason is simple – I want to own my tone and choice of words, rather than sounding robotic.
However, there are times when it suggests words and phrases that fit my context better, and I happily adopt them.
Now here’s a little bit of extra work that goes a long way. Whatever version I choose, I usually ask ChatGPT to show me the changes it made. This helps me identify the errors I made so I can avoid them in the future.
The chatbot is not yet off the hook! 😉
I further ask why it chose certain words or phrases over my original ones, and I debate with it to come to a conclusion on what I should settle for. If it gives a vague reason, I add some context to explain why I disagree and ask for its opinion again.
My goal is not to train AI to write like me but, in fact, the opposite – to reach a point where I no longer need AI to write.
We should never let a machine become our ghostwriter.
Parth Choudhury 