Ask HN: How do you make AI writing usable?

4 points by david_shi ↗ HN
Every time I ask the latest models to write something, it defaults to LLMisms like contrastive negation and long unnecessary lists.

Is there a way to desloppify AI writing, or is this just the new status quo?

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Models follow examples far better than instructions. "Write like this:" with examples
Instead of having it do the writing, use it as an assistant (research, sample text) and then pick good parts and write it yourself. Examples of your/good writing are indispensable

Depends on who you are writing for too