I got stared down by a toddler the other day. Yikes.

The big advantage that toddlers have in any showdown is utter conviction that they are right. They don’t worry about the consequences of eating a TimTam, they just want it. NOW!

The toddler in question didn’t want a TimTam because the toddler in question was Chat GPT. Such conviction. It has only been in existence for a couple of years but give it anything to write and it will send you its answer in seconds.

But I stared back into its metaphorical eyes, and I said, “No”.

Now, just like a toddler, I don’t always say no to Chat GPT. It’s just that, because I am the grownup, I know when it is right and when it is just huffing and puffing.

And that is what I show my clients how to do.

Now, the robot can be fun and delightful. And—here the analogy with toddlers ends—very useful.

I show authors how to get along with Chat GPT, how to make use of its strengths and recognise its weaknesses.

They learn to be the master of the robot and not its slave.

PS: Did not rewrite this post with AI 😁