Yes, AI can do a lot of your work for you

Except... just not all at once. Think about it.

I now use Claude AI on a pretty much daily basis. I use it to research things I don't have time to research. I fact check them after, of course. I use it to write drafts of things so I can build momentum on an idea. And i use it to edit the things i wrote for clarity, sharpness, entertainment value, and so on.

Here's the thing, though. If i ask Claude to do all these things at once, it's gonna be pretty vanilla stuff. So I need to compartmentalise where I want its contribution, vs where I step in.

Three simple use cases:

• I need a researcher. Claude researches. I fact check. I write. I edit.

• I need an writer. I research. Claude organises the piece. I edit.

• I need an editor. I research. I write. Claude edits.

Of course, you can combine both your roles in different ways. But the trick is, never disregard the role of your taste in the process.

Claude offers the tech and it can do things 100x faster than you ever could. But so far what it can't do is offer taste to determine if those things are good and, well, feel like you.

In a way, reminds me of my favourite poem of all time:

AI can do a lot of your work. Just not all at once.