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AI writing assistants - I was totally wrong about them until last Tuesday

I used to think AI writing tools were just for lazy students or people who wanted to sound smart without doing the work. Then my boss handed me a 30-page report to summarize by noon (talk about a panic moment). I gave Claude a try just to get a rough draft, and honestly, the structure it spit out was actually better than what I would have written in double the time. What tipped me off was seeing how it caught a pattern in the data I had completely missed - something about seasonal trends in our Texas stores vs the California ones. Now I use it to brainstorm outlines and catch my blind spots, but I still write the final version myself. Has anyone else had that moment where AI surprised you by being actually useful for something you thought you were good at?

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david_hayes3d agoTop Commenter

Tbh that data pattern thing would have sold me too. Ngl it's wild when the robot catches stuff you missed.

the_john1d ago

Wait, isn't it more like the robot found a pattern you missed?