Do you use AI to edit text you already wrote, or only to generate new text?
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I’m curious how people actually use AI writing tools in daily work.
A lot of AI writing tools are built around generating new text from a prompt, but I often find myself needing something smaller: improving text I already wrote.
For example:
making an email sound more natural
rewriting awkward English
shortening a Slack message
translating notes into business English
summarizing a long paragraph
The annoying part is usually the workflow: copy text, open another AI tool, paste, edit, then copy it back.
Do you mostly use AI to create new text, or to improve text that already exists?
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I mostly use AI to improve text I’ve already written, especially for tone and clarity in emails/Slack
I use AI for both, but mostly to improve text I already wrote, especially checking if my English sounds natural and the grammar is okay. I also use it to write from scratch sometimes, usually when I already know the message I want to send but need help turning it into a proper email.
I use AI whenever I can. For writing, I usually draft everything myself first, then let AI help refine it. The constant app switching isn't a huge deal on its own, but after doing it all day, it definitely adds up.
I usually write it myself, but I ask AI to refine it while keeping the same idea