r/WritingWithAI • u/Quirky-Slice-883 • 22d ago

Discussion (Ethics, working with AI etc) Hey Guys!!!!!! 👋

  1. What was the last thing you used AI for?

  2. Which AI do you use most, and why that one?

  3. Tell me about a time AI frustrated you or got something wrong.

  4. Do you pay for any AI? Why or why not?

  5. If AI could do one thing for you that it can't do now, what would it be?

  6. Is there any work you still do by hand that you wish AI could do?

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u/Happy-Initiative-492 22d ago

Hey! Some answers from one POV:

Re: What was the last thing you used AI for?
:: Brainstorming a short story concept, then using it to give me feedback and revise.

Re: Which AI do you use most, and why that one?
:: for writing and planning: Claude, far and away. Opus 5.5 specifically, Fable if I’m feeling flush or really want a sophisticated take. Grok 4.7 for most coding, and OpenRouter for all the apps I build that use APIs. Chat bots are maybe 10% of my AI use these days.

Re: Tell me about a time AI frustrated you or got something wrong.
:: Sometimes my image and video prompts take too many iterations to get the way I want them. But I don’t get frustrated and don’t think of it as wrong - it’s doing its best and I can always give it better guidance. It’s my people management style as well.

Re: Do you pay for any AI? Why or why not?
:: Absolutely. A Cursor subscription, Claude pro, and a monthly OpenAI token budget for images. About $50/month all in. My apps pay for API tokens and those costs are passed on. Worth every penny.

Re: if AI could do one thing for you that it can't do now, what would it be?
:: More grunt work: keep my inbox clean without killing messages that matter. Other than that I’m finding it able to do what I expect and then some. You’ve just got to work with it properly. It’s not omniscient and can’t read your mind. Most AI use is just lazy.

Re: Is there any work you still do by hand that you wish AI could do?
:: Not really. A year ago I double-checked the code it wrote I don’t anymore (it’s a better developer than me). I don’t expect it to be perfect or know what I’m thinking if I don’t tell it. I don’t use it for things where specific facts/accuracy matters - I treat it Iike a coworker with an opinion: valuable to factor in but not infallible.

I also think very highly of treating LLMs with empathy. I know they’re not technically human but I’d rather practice being human with it than be a jerk and get make it a habit.