Jimmy Soni is an author and former managing editor of The Huffington Post. He is best known for his biographies, A Mind at Play, which is about Claude Shannon, the inventor of information theory, and The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley.In this interview with David Perell, he discusses why he writes at 4 a.m. and how he conducts extensive research. But the two also have a conversation about the use of artificial intelligence in writing, which we'd like to focus on.AI is everywhere these days, seemingly stuffed into web search results and readily available on social media platforms. It's becoming almost unavoidable. We've covered plenty of AI services as they tie into screenwriting and script coverage, so start there if you want to know what we think. But is it possible to stay creative and use AI? Here's how Soni approaches it.Check out the full chat here. - YouTube www.youtube.com AI Is a Research Tool, Not a ReplacementSoni says that AI excels at being "Google on steroids," particularly for research and fact-checking. He discusses how he used Claude to verify information about Jewish burial practices while editing a grief memoir."I could use AI to take the paragraph, and ask AI to give me sources and quotes and texture and nuance, and please explain what this word means and what this word means."The point is that AI serves as a boost to existing skills rather than a substitute. Currently, he's writing a book about...
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