Writing with AI – Tales and Tips

Researcher Juri Opitz describes how asking ChatGPT or other LLMs for feedback on drafts yields overwhelming lists of issues that recur even after fixes, with some suggestions useful for fluency and grammar but others stripping his natural voice or distorting meaning. He advises writing the first draft without AI, using it in carefully dosed amounts, challenging conceptual critiques by asking what would change the AI's view, and never blindly pasting suggested rewrites, noting human feedback remains most useful.