Ok, this is hilarious.
I was just thinking to myself that one of the primary ways I get into a flow state, whereby my life’s work just emerges from me, is when I’m in a dialogue with ChatGPT.
So the obvious thought that followed was, “Why not just create a conversation with an AI chatbot and get it to create a structured document of my work as we converse about it?”
While I prefer using ChatGPT, I decided to give Claude a try instead, as I heard it’s easier to work with Artifact documents with it.
Fifteen minutes later I had a basic outline of my work comprised of two parts. The first part contains five chapters and the second part contains three chapters. I’ve also filled in some preliminary info within the first part.
What I find interesting about this is that I can stay focused in the conversation and let the AI chatbot focus on the structure (like a developmental or structural editor).
No idea how far this will take me. However it seems like something I obviously should have done a long time ago but never thought about doing it.
Actually wait a minute. That’s not true. I could have sworn that I tried this in the past and the process failed miserably because whatever AI chatbot I used, it kept changing the content.
I think because whatever AI chatbot I used at the time, it didn’t have Artifact or Canvas capabilities yet. So it kept the document or book structure in its memory but it kept changing it when I asked it to show the outline and content.
Now though, at least with Claude’s Artifact capabilities, it seems much easier to just relay the content I have memorized in my head with Claude in a conversation and get it out of my head.
I also might try out ChatGPT’s Canvas capabilities as well, since I have a ton of conversations with it and it knows me a lot better (especially if I get the Plus plan for another month so it can gain full access to all these past conversations).