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

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> Published: 2026-07-23 01:27:19+00:00

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

By remywangSource:

[Hacker News AI](https://news.ycombinator.com)Current 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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