How I Use AI for Writing: A Simple Conversation About ChatGPT at a Dim Sum Gathering

 At our usual dim sum gathering, the conversation sometimes drifted into something I didn’t expect — AI.

A few friends noticed my writing and asked directly, “Are you using AI for your articles?”

I didn’t hesitate. I told them the truth.

I use ChatGPT, but in a very simple way: I write a draft first, based on my own thoughts and experiences, and then I ask AI to help me polish it. That’s it. Nothing complicated.

It felt good to say it in such a straightforward way. No need for technical explanations or fancy terms. Just a practical tool that helps me express myself more clearly.

Then someone asked an interesting question. He said, “If I just type keywords like siu mai, har gow, congee, dim sum… will AI write the article for me?”

That’s when the real discussion began.

I told him honestly — yes, AI can generate something from keywords. But it will likely be very general. It may describe dim sum culture nicely, but it won’t sound like your story. It won’t reflect your memories, your family moments, your favorite restaurant, or your personal taste.

And that’s the difference.

If you want a real article — something you can truly call your own — you need to add more than keywords. You need to add your experiences, your feelings, and your identity. That is what turns simple content into a meaningful story.

Otherwise, you are just getting a “standard article.” Nice words, but no soul behind them.

One friend nodded and said he might try it soon. I hope he does. Because I believe many people around us already have stories worth telling — they just don’t know how to start.

AI doesn’t replace those stories. It simply helps bring them out more clearly.

And maybe that is the real value.

We are not becoming “AI writers.”
We are still just people telling our own stories — with a little help from a tool.

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在點心聚會中談 AI 寫作：我如何用 ChatGPT 幫助整理文章

在我們的點心聚會中，大家的話題不知不覺談到了人工智能（AI）。

幾位朋友看到我最近的文章，便直接問我：「你是不是用 AI 來寫文章？」

我很坦白地回答：是的，我用 ChatGPT。不過方式非常簡單——我先寫一個草稿，寫下自己的想法和經歷，然後再讓 AI 幫我潤飾文字，就是這樣而已。

沒有什麼複雜的技巧，也沒有什麼神秘的操作。

這樣的回答，讓現場的討論變得更有趣。

有一位朋友問了一個問題：「如果我只輸入一些關鍵字，例如燒賣、蝦餃、粥、點心，AI 會不會幫我寫一篇文章？」

這個問題其實很關鍵。

我告訴他：可以，AI 當然可以根據關鍵字寫文章，但那通常會是很一般的內容。它可能會介紹點心文化，但不會有你的故事，也沒有你的回憶。

真正不一樣的地方在這裡。

如果你想要一篇屬於自己的文章，就不能只給關鍵字。你需要加入你的經歷、你的感受、你去過哪一家餐廳、你和誰一起去、你喜歡什麼、甚至你過去的回憶。

這些才是「你的故事」。

否則，AI 只是幫你寫出一篇漂亮但沒有靈魂的文章。

一位朋友聽完後點頭說，他也想試試看。我很期待他會開始嘗試。

因為我相信，我們每一個人其實都有很多值得記錄的故事，只是以前不知道怎樣開始寫。

AI 並不是取代我們的故事，而是幫助我們把故事說得更清楚。

我們不是變成「AI 寫作者」，我們仍然是自己人生故事的作者，只是多了一個工具幫助我們整理文字。