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Summary

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David Perell discusses how AI will transform writing, enhancing creativity and efficiency while making some traditional writing less relevant. He believes that the best writers will continue to thrive, and AI will improve the quality of utilitarian writing. However, writers must adapt to compete with ever-evolving AI tools.

Key Takeaways:

1. Embrace AI as a writing partner rather than a replacement.
2. Focus on storytelling and human emotions, as these will remain valuable.
3. Stay informed about AI developments through conversations and private discussions.

Highlights from Article

People who say that AI writing is low-quality aren’t realizing that quality exists along two dimensions: (1) the absolute quality of the writing and (2) how tailored the writing is to your interests at the time.

• Infinite personalization means that AI writing will be that much better than anything else

If you want to follow what’s happening in AI, remember this quote from William Gibson: “The future is here, it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” You can get a glimpse of the future by looking at how a small percentage of writers are already using AI.

AI editors are already quite good. Sure, they aren’t as good as the world’s best editors, but they’re a fraction of the cost, they’ll instantly give you 80th percentile feedback

• Reminder that the hardest part of this is remembering to ask ai to edit

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