Can an AI really help you create compelling content? In this episode, host Alastair McDermott explores the possibilities of using ChatGPT for content creation with guest Frank Prendergast.
Is the thought of an AI assisting with your writing exciting or terrifying? Alastair McDermott and Frank dive deep into:
- The risks of ChatGPT “hallucinations” making up facts
- How to avoid AI outputting bland, generic content
- Prompting techniques to get creative, human-quality output
- Valuable use cases where ChatGPT shines
- Potential limitations and downsides to be aware of
You’ll walk away understanding when and how to leverage this cutting-edge technology to uplevel your authority content.
Key Insights:
- ChatGPT can “hallucinate” and make up false information, so outputs need fact-checking
- Shorter text inputs reduce hallucination risk compared to longer prompts
- Specifying desired writing style (e.g. conversational) improves output quality
- ChatGPT excels at tasks like summarizing, rewriting, generating ideas
- Its capabilities will improve exponentially over time
Strategies:
- Use your own content as input to ensure accuracy
- Provide very specific, detailed prompts for best results
- Take an iterative approach, tweaking prompts until output is satisfactory
- Ask ChatGPT to analyze writing samples to model desired style
Tune in to learn how you can start implementing ChatGPT as your own “LSD loving junior copywriter” today!
