How To Write With AI Without Sounding Like AI — ChatGPT Canvas

Can AI make you a better writer without tricks, few prompts, and no hype?

This is an experiment. I am writing this article using ChatGPT Canvas. Not because I am lazy, not because I can’t write, or because I want to sell you a truckload of hype. I will be recording the process of how I am using this new way of interacting with generative AI so you can see for yourself what it can do and maybe try it yourself.

Rest assured, OpenAI is not paying me to do this. I’ve been beta-testing their products since Playground AI launched, and this is just another experiment I thought was worth sharing with others. Why? Because it’s here, and if you are a knowledge worker like me, AI is a tool that … [we shouldn’t ignore] Here, I deleted the end of that sentence to see how the model will handle it.

At this point, I prompted ChatGPT 4o with canvass and provided the first paragraph:

PROMPT: I’m a writer reporting on the latest developments in artificial intelligence for Medium.com audience. I’m writing a story about an experiment I’m conducting. Let’s collaborate and write it together. Here is what I’ve got so far, how do you think we should continue? My text so far: [here I provided the opening paragraphs I wrote]