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Allow me to introduce myself. I am the CEO of Lorraine Gregory Communications. I have been at the helm for 33 years and, along the way, have engaged my writing skills. That statement is interesting because I am the world’s worst grammarian.<\/p>\n

You see, there is a difference between writing and editing.<\/p>\n

I openly admit that I don’t know many standard grammar rules, such as where to place a semicolon or when not to use a comma, among many others. I can, however, put thoughts, ideas, and positions together in clear order for maximum impact.<\/p>\n

Early in my writing career, I was fortunate to have an extremely talented editor at my side. Together, we wrote hundreds of articles for trade publications, business commentary, and, quite often, political content. Our process was simple: I would put the words on paper, and she would make them grammatically correct. I would then review the work to ensure my voice remained dominant.<\/p>\n

We continued that process for more than a decade, followed by my marketing directors, who later filled the editor role.<\/p>\n

Enter AI.<\/p>\n

Like millions of professionals, I had to decide where, if anywhere, artificial intelligence belonged in my creative process.<\/p>\n

My writer’s soul rebels at the thought of using AI to produce content that bears my signature. However, I have accepted AI’s assistance as an editor.<\/p>\n

The human back-and-forth I relied on for years has transferred remarkably well to my ChatGPT partner. Once I have completed my writing, I copy and paste it into ChatGPT with the following prompt: “Review the document for grammar, tense, and overall clarity. Highlight suggested changes that will benefit the overall content.”<\/p>\n

We all know that ChatGPT is not infallible and must be monitored. I review the suggestions, make appropriate adjustments, and then send the piece to my human editor for final input. Then, and only then, is distribution possible.<\/p>\n

In doing so, I have combined technology and human talent into a process that I, as a writer and author, am comfortable with\u2014while maintaining my integrity. In a world racing to automate everything, that balance matters more than ever.<\/p>\n

So, you can be assured that anything you read with my name as author was created with assistance from my AI and human editors. I know my strength is as a wordsmith and not a grammatical technician.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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