How ChatGPT can make you a better writer

1. UCUnknown (former New York Times and Wall Street Journal columnist)0:00

   Before ChatGPT, the hardest part about writing an article was figuring out where to start. Now, I can just ask it, "What is the most compelling argument, the main things that I should highlight?"

2. CVClaire Vo0:10

   How do you walk through the process of brainstorming an idea instead of using Google?

3. UCUnknown (former New York Times and Wall Street Journal columnist)0:15

   Right off the bat, it tells me, you know, about the main people in the administration who are talking about this. It gives me links to articles that I can read. This is the stuff that, when I was writing a column every week, it would take me probably half a day or so to just find all the stuff and kind of figure out what I was gonna write about.

4. CVClaire Vo0:31

   I'm presuming, in the past, you would've done this with colleagues in a newsroom, and you could have these conversation live.

5. UCUnknown (former New York Times and Wall Street Journal columnist)0:36

   You know you're not talking to a colleague. You know you're not talking to a human, but in many ways, it sort of has that same function because the interface is similar. Probably it's not as smart as that person, but it's maybe 80%, and it's great, and instant, and available all the time.

6. CVClaire Vo0:50

   I think there's a lot of fear that ChatGPT or AI-generated writing is slop, and it's all generic. I love seeing this idea of you making the writing more specific and more impactful.

7. UCUnknown (former New York Times and Wall Street Journal columnist)1:01

   Quickly, I, you know, just discovered that it was so useful that now when I write, I have, like, two windows open on my screen. One is ChatGPT, and one is the document I'm working on.

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