Using ChatGPT as a technical writing assistant can significantly expedite the documentation process. However, as mentioned, it’s crucial to review and edit the generated content to ensure accuracy and clarity.
Let’s now look at how to write the actual prompt to summarize the text.
After you’ve uploaded the material to Chat-GPT/Claude/Poe, you must write a prompt (actually a series of prompts as can refine the summary results as you progress).
The simplest way to do this is to ask Chat-GPT how to create summaries, which is what I did.
A few months ago, I started experimenting with AI (Claude is my perference, fwiw) to see if it could help. My initial results were… ok but that’s all. It gave me generic, high-level ‘stuff’. But I didn’t give up. I realized the problem wasn’t the AI; it was my instructions. In AI speak, these are called ‘prompts’.
So, after a bit of trial and error, I learned to write more specific prompts. And the results really made a difference.
That’s part of the reason why I created the AI Prompt Toolkit for Business Continuity Planning. It’s the result of months of testing and refinement, so that you can craft better, more detailed, and truly personalized BCPs in less time.
Can CHAT-GPT write technical documentation? Like many tech writers, I’ve been looking at ways to use CHAT-GPT, Huggingface, and Google Bard to help with tech doc tasks.
In part 3 of this CHAT-GPT writing tutorial, we’re looking at how to use Chat-GPT to refine the first draft of your summary, especially those of a technical nature.
Here are seven quick tips to improve the quality of your technical documents. When you write a technical document, consider the following points: