After my slightly controversial talk on 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, I delivered another talk at APS Learn series on 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜.

𝗠𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. We write first for self-understanding, then for audience understanding. AI cannot replace that understanding, but it can be a strong discussion partner.

My “𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗹” point: 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙄.

Content optimised for AI is already emerging, with companion formats that separate facts from guides, claims from examples, and clearly structure lists, tables, and key references embedded. Once content is AI-ready, AI can tailor messages for different audience types. Readers themselves can generate personalised summaries, consult AI on specific aspects, and run Q&A against your writing.

Since it’s impossible to write for everyone at once, why default to stereotypes like “general public,” “technical audience,” or “executives”? With AI tailoring for stereotypes or personalised reading, it offers us new ways to communicate to others and learn how communication resonates.

I also encouraged people to try AI dictation. Modern tools process longer stretches of speech, preserving logic and your tone. Speaking is often 2–4x faster than typing and often clearer. When we speak, we teach, instead of losing our train of thought to edits. I rarely let AI generate my writing, but I dictate and let AI organise and polish my words.

Writing in the age of AI is not about surrendering authorship. It’s about reclaiming clarity and understanding for yourself and then letting AI help with communication, tailoring, and reach.

At CSIRO’s Data61, we’re also building enterprise-scale writing use cases with stronger quality assurance, such as:
• AI as a peer reviewer of your writing
• Aligning outputs with style manuals and organisational policy
• Increasing confidence in AI-synthesised insights from large document sets

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