Ask HN: How to make AI better at writing prose?

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Ask HN: How to make AI better at writing prose?

A Hacker News user asks how to improve AI prose quality, noting that current models produce sloppy, pompous, and air-filled text despite attempts with style guides and editing. The user finds it easier to write themselves, seeking approaches to overcome deeply ingrained writing patterns.

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By remywangSource:

Hacker News AICurrent models are still notoriously bad at writing prose. It's not just the easily recognizable tics like "load-bearing" and "genuinely". The text is just sloppy, pompous, and full of air.

I've tried different approaches like feeding it examples of my own writing, giving it a style guide, and iterating a few editing sessions, but it appears the way these models write/talk is rather deeply ingrained, and it usually end up easier for me just to write myself. Has anyone found a good approach to make models write better?

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015703](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015703)

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