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In How To Write With An LLM, Simon Willison endorses Thomas Ptacek’s rule: use LLMs as copyeditors, but never adopt their suggested phrasing. Willison uses them for fact-checking, spelling, grammar, and occasional thesaurus help while keeping his blog’s prose his own. He argues that avoiding generated language preserves discipline and sidesteps its distinctive artificial feel. The post also points readers toward Ptacek’s copyediting tool and prompt.