Day 18: Creative work

Today's idea

Imagine going to a quick-sketch artist and describing a picture. They draw a sketch right away. You look at it and say, "No, change this part, and add this special thing here." After a few rounds of fixing, the picture ends up exactly the way you imagined. Creative work with AI is just like that.

Stories, poems, a name for a new shop or a new baby, a plan for an event — AI can give you a quick start with all of these. The first draft may be good, but it can feel a bit ordinary. So ask it to include a personal moment, a favourite word or your own feeling. That way the writing stops sounding like everyone else's and becomes yours.

Remember, the final decision is always yours. AI can offer lots of options, but choosing the one that really says what's in your heart is your job.

Try it yourself Time: 3 minutes

1. 1.Pick a small creative task — a short birthday poem for someone, a name for something new, or an idea for a short story.
2. 2.Open an AI app and type something like this:

   Delete the part inside the square brackets [ ] and put your own details there.

   Write a short, simple poem about [occasion/topic]. Keep the language warm and plain.

   Copy
3. 3.Read the draft. Then add a personal moment or feeling and ask it to write it again.
4. 4.Choose the final line yourself, the way you like it.