6 days ago
AI can do your writing, but not your thinking
As a partner at Theory Ventures, a VC firm built around deep technology and market research, I spend my days swimming in information: academic papers, market reports, interview notes, and written analyses. Our job is to synthesize these data points into a nuanced perspective to inform our investment decisions.
Reading the hype online, it's tempting to think you can just delegate anything to AI. But for something so critical to our job, we don't just want it done, we need it to be excellent. How much can AI really do for us?
In this piece, I will share:
How we structure instructions to get the best analysis out of an AI model
Where I critically intervene and rely on my own thoughts
How you can get an AI to mirror the way you write
When relying on an LLM you often get something that only seems good at first glance: often the AI has missed details, or an important nuance. And for this core part of my job, decent isn't enough—I need output to be excellent.
