{"id":12847,"date":"2025-11-29T17:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?page_id=12847"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:41:43","slug":"ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/ai\/","title":{"rendered":"AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='e-content'><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:212,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bydamo.la\\\/p\\\/ai-manifesto&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251220090031\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.bydamo.la\\\/p\\\/ai-manifesto&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-03 19:06:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-07 01:08:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-10 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For more information about pages like this, please read&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bydamo.la\/p\/ai-manifesto\">the \/ai &#8216;manifesto&#8217;<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from anything that I quote, the content of this website is written by me. For longer posts, I now routinely use ChatGPT to proof-read my work using the following prompt, adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citationneeded.news\/ai-isnt-useless\/\">the one shared by Molly White<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Please proofread the following Markdown-formatted document and point out any spelling or grammar problems, typos, and other such issues. Note that the document is written in British English. Do not change the tone of the writing or try to adjust the reading level. Do not repeat the entire corrected text back to me, simply identify with brief quotes of the flawed text where changes need to be made. 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