Why I Refuse to Let AI Write My Next Book
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"This is a speech, and I read the transcript. It is exceptional. It's called Personal Renewal. It's by John Gardner... It's really about personal renewal, continual learning thro..."
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Claude
· "If you thought Claude or ChatGPT was really good at helping you write, wait till you throw this harness on..."
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ChatGPT
· "If you thought Claude or ChatGPT was really good at helping you write, wait till you throw this harness on..."
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Compound Engineering
· "There's a company called Every out there and they had released a package for coders called Compound..."
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Don Quixote
· "And the book turned out to be one of the greatest ever written, a book that has enthralled the world for..."
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