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AI Rules

Shot:

Two simple rules that let LLMs streamline and improve your writing without pasteurizing and jacking it with corn syrup.

Rule Number One: You may not use a single word an LLM suggests to you.

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Rule Number Two: Avoid encouragement

How To Write With An LLM

Chaser:

Rules for personal software produced with the help of AI agents:

  1. You must actually and consistently use any­thing you build for two months before posting about it.
  2. Ideally, never post about it. (I know I am breaking this rule, but my purpose is pedagogical, and anyway, I’ve got more apps I didn’t tell you about.)
  3. Don’t let the AI agent name the app. You pick the name.
  4. Don’t distribute the app, not even for free. Don’t post the code on GitHub. This is not software for glory; it is software for you.
‘Ask for what you want’ is a key skill for the 21st century

In both cases, I’ve been roughly following these rules implicitly so far; consider this my stamp of approval. One thing I have done is used an LLM-generated name for personal software, which is going on my list to remedy in the near future.