Process notes
AI, categorized.
A simple vocabulary for talking about where AI did—and did not—play a role in my work.
A color-coded disclosure
How I use AI.
I love categorizing things—especially in a color-coded spreadsheet. These seven categories make my process visible, from a light formatting assist to generated words I chose to use.
The spectrum
Seven ways AI may enter my work.
- 01
Formatted
AI formatted my work into a manuscript, Word document, article, or another finished form.
- 02
Illustrated
AI generated images for my work.
- 03
Fact-checked
AI fact-checked my work.
- 04
Reacted
AI reviewed something I wrote as a reader or editor and provided its impressions.
- 05
Copy edited
AI reviewed my writing and provided copy edits for grammar, spelling, verb tense, and more.
- 06
Suggested
AI suggested improvements to words or phrasing that I incorporated into my work.
- 07
Generated words
AI generated words based on a prompt I wrote, and I incorporated those words into my writing.
0%Estimated share of AI-generated words100%
The order reflects how involved the AI use felt to me. It is a disclosure, not a rating system.
In practice
Where the colors show up.
Filled tiles mark the categories used for each work. In category G, the purple fill and percentage show my estimate of how much of the wording was AI-generated.