AI on Air #09: You’re Training AI Wrong and It’s Killing Your Voice

AI on Air by whatisthat.ai

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This episode unpacks the myth of the magic button that promises to clone your writing style in one click. Get ready to dive deep into the six essential steps for creating your AI Style Bible, where patience and precision are the name of the game. Consider this your sarcastic, yet brutally honest roadmap to crafting your unique voice with AI.

🟨 00:00 - Setting the Stage

- The dream of effortless AI style replication is shattered.

- The Three Receipts Problem: expecting complex output with minimal input.

- The reality: style replication is an iterative art and science, not a vending machine.

🟨 03:15 - Find Your Beauty

- Quality over quantity: curate 5-10 high-quality writing samples that embody your unique voice.

- Ask: Does this piece showcase my rhythm, humor, and quirks unmistakably as ""me""?

- Embrace the weirdness and ditch the mediocre.

🟨 06:45 - Extract the DNA

- Run a master-style DNA extractor prompt on each sample individually.

- Detailed JSON profiles highlight core style elements like sentence patterns, pacing habits, syntax, and vocabulary.

- JSON structure allows for objective comparison and precise style data quantification.

🟨 09:30 - Merge Your Blood Samples

- Combine individual JSON profiles into a master style profile for comprehensive insights.

- Identify consensus rules, outliers, and average style elements to define your core voice.

- Think of blending tracks in music production to create a unified voice.

🟨 12:10 - Write the Bible

- Craft your style Bible as a practical, clear, and blunt operating manual for your unique voice.

- Include tone description, vocabulary list, pacing tendencies, humor rules, and top 10 style rules.

- Document your quirks and embrace the weirdness to avoid generic mush.

🟨 14:45 - Train Test, Write, the Iterative Dance

- Operationalize your AI style Bible by training the AI with a specific task and clear outline.

- Refine, test, and compare AI output to your own writing for subtle tone matching.

- Iterate on prompts, outlines, and comparison to achieve a closer match to your authentic voice.

🟨 16:45 - Lock It In, Battling Style Drift

- Fight style drift by versioning your style, maintaining prompts, and conducting regular drift checks.

- Treat your unique style like software code and retrain only when necessary.

- Aim for scale without sacrificing identity, embracing the iterative process over perfection.

And there you have it, the not-so-magical journey of crafting your AI Style Bible. Remember, perfection is a trap, but authenticity at scale is the real win. Stay tuned for more dry, witty wisdom on navigating the world of AI and writing. Share with fellow builders in need of some snarky guidance on replicating their voice with precision.

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