How I use AI
The score at the top of each piece
I use AI, and I'd rather say how much than leave you guessing. Every piece here gets a score for how much of it is me, out of 4. It's my own honest call, not a measurement, and I'll err on the side of giving myself less credit.
Two parts: the idea and the words
A speech is still the president's, even when a speechwriter drafted it. The idea, the argument and the call on what to say are the hard part. So the score gives the idea real weight, and it still tells you how much of the writing is AI.
AI score = idea (0 to 2) + words (0 to 2). Both parts show next to the score, and you can hover over it for the math.
Idea, 0 to 2
- 2: The concept, the argument and the examples are mine.
- 1: Shared. I brought the question and the direction; AI shaped a lot of the answer.
- 0: AI's idea. I picked it and checked it.
Words, 0 to 2
- 2: I wrote it. AI fixed typos at most.
- 1.5: I wrote it. AI argued with me, suggested cuts and offered wording I sometimes kept.
- 1: AI drafted a lot of the sentences, and I rewrote and fixed them.
- 0.5: AI drafted it from my notes, and I edited and checked it.
- 0: AI wrote it, and I only checked it.
Scores land in between, like 1.3 or 0.8, because most pieces don't fit neatly in one box. The little icons fill in to match the total.
Examples
Why it changed
The first version, on day one, was one number for the writing, and owning the idea only got me to a 1 out of 4. That undersold the part that matters most, so I split it in two. My scores went up when I did. Part 1, for example, went from 2.6 to 3.3. The old numbers are in the changelog, so you can judge whether that's fair.
Whatever the score, the ideas I put my name to are mine, and so are the mistakes. If a score looks wrong to you, tell me on LinkedIn.