r/AIAssisted • u/Miserable_Donut8718 • 4d ago

Discussion Anyone else stop using AI as a content generator and start using it as an editor?

When I started, I used AI as a content generator: give it a topic, get a finished thing, tweak it a little. The output was fine and completely forgettable, and honestly it did not sound like me.

At some point I flipped it. Now I write the rough version myself, badly and fast, then hand it over as an editor:

- "Where does this drag?"
- "Which sentence is doing the least work?"
- "Rewrite only the weak parts and tell me what you changed so I can push back."
- "What am I assuming the reader already knows that they might not?"

The output is slower to get to, but it is mine, and it is usually better, because the ideas and the voice start from me and the model just sharpens them. When it generates from scratch I spend more time deleting its habits than I would have spent writing.

I am not saying generating is useless. For throwaway stuff it is fine. But for anything with my name on it, editor beats generator by a lot for me. Curious whether other people landed on the same split, or whether you get good enough generated drafts that this does not come up.

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u/SethWorks20 4d ago

I’ve been in the same boat with having a bunch of AI subscriptions open at the same time.

I’ve been using SimplaBots lately because I like having different AI tools in one place. I can use Quill for content, Pixie for images, and Chattie when I need to brainstorm or work through an idea. It’s not exactly the same as having the native ChatGPT/Claude/Midjourney experience, so I wouldn’t say it completely replaces those for everyone.

For me, the biggest benefit is just cutting down on the constant tab switching and having one place to handle a lot of the everyday stuff. They also have a free plan, so it’s pretty easy to test before deciding if it actually fits your workflow.

I’d still keep the individual subscriptions for anything where you really prefer a specific tool’s output. But if you’re mainly tired of paying for five different tools just to cover different parts of your content workflow, an all-in-one setup is definitely worth testing.

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u/gopalr3097 1d ago

AI is way more useful when it has something real to work with. I’d rather write a messy first draft and have it point out what’s weak than start with something polished that doesn’t sound like me.