# Turning the Tables on AI  ## Metadata - Author: [[iA]] - Full Title: Turning the Tables on AI - Category: #articles - Summary: AI is being used by tech companies to encourage people to think less and rely on machines. The text suggests using AI to prompt questions to help express ideas clearly and avoid plagiarism. It emphasizes the importance of rethinking, rewriting, and taking ownership of AI-generated content to enhance critical thinking skills and creativity. - URL: https://ia.net/topics/turning-the-tables-on-ai ## Highlights - Tech companies big and small sell AI as something that thinks for us. It *does* replace thought with statistics—but it is not intelligent. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0c0mfy3689jgaaazdycve6v)) - *Can’t find the right way to say something?* Tell ChatGPT to regenerate parts of your document, make it shorter and in the style of your favorite writer to help contrast your writing with somebody else’s. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0c37saxk439ax99nkygj8e4)) - *Worried you missed something obvious?* You can use ChatGPT as an editor to list potential flaws, like long words, clichés, or factual errors. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0c381w05hxtse53kbgdsnag)) - Use “list” rather than rewrite. Rewriting can lead to all sorts of unwanted changes. They can be hard to spot because ChatGPT seems so smooth, grammatically and orthographically. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0c38d5fgvetcs9xxa7e8ptj)) - *What weaknesses have I missed in my writing?* Ask ChatGPT for progressively harsher critiques of your writing. That can be unpleasant, but that’s how you find and fix your blind spots, without the shame. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j0c391neyyhsnw79xkvmcwqg))