Master AI Writing: Free PDF & Proven Prompts for Creators ✍️

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AI has triggered an existential crisis for me. In this episode, I share my thoughts on standing out as a writer with AI and how I use it everyday. This is one of the most in-depth looks at what it means to be a writer in 2025.

0:00 How to write with AI
6:45 AI is actually funny
14:11 Why personal writing is AI proof
21:33 Two kinds of quality in writing
28:10 Writing will be like chess or music
33:48 AI is the end of slop
40:28 How do I actually write with LLMs
46:07 New kinds of writing
52:14 How I think with LLMs
1:03:01 ChatGPT vs Grok
1:11:23 Deep Research
1:15:22 How I use all the models
1:21:32 Writing with your voice
1:27:50 My ultimate guide

Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible.

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