AI + Writing
Using AI without sounding like everyone else
AI is a drafting tool, not a voice.
Paul Wakefield · 21 July 2026 · 6 min read

The generic trap
AI defaults to the average of everything ever written. Your value is everything that isn't average — your stories, your numbers, your opinions.
A better process
- Talk your ideas out loud and transcribe them.
- Use AI to structure, not to originate.
- Rewrite every opening line yourself.
- Cut any sentence you wouldn't say to a client.
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