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AI as your personal editor — companion videos

The article gives you the small set of prompts that turn a chatbot into a competent line editor. This video is the longer-form version from a working writer — what to ask AI to do, what to never let it do, and how to keep your own voice while still using the tool. It's the most thoughtful piece on the topic that doesn't drift into either fearmongering or cheerleading.

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The Ultimate Guide to Writing with AI

David Perell

David Perell is a working writer who teaches writing online, and this is his actual workflow — where he asks AI to argue with his draft, where he refuses to let it generate prose for him, and what prompts he keeps coming back to. The sections "How do I actually write with LLMs" and "How I think with LLMs" map directly onto the article's "use AI as an editor, not a ghostwriter" stance. The view count is just under our usual 100k bar; we made the exception because no larger-channel video on this exact topic is anywhere near this thoughtful.

What you should get from this: Use AI as a critical editor for structure, argument and revision without outsourcing your own voice.

Watch or know first: None — watchable cold, but you'll get more from it with a draft of your own to edit along the way.

AI Expert note: It sits just under our usual 100k-view bar; we kept it because no larger-channel video on this topic is as thoughtful, and the 'editor, not ghostwriter' stance is exactly the article's.

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