Blood floods my mind as garbage AI paints my screen. I realize that I’m angry at myself. Then I close my eyes and remember what the best power user would do.

After years of dark, cynical superhero movies, last year we finally returned to the sense of wonder and possibility that made characters like Superman inspiring. As a kid, I could relate to Superman’s immigrant story and how he chose to develop his greatest strength. As ultimate power from technology continues to grow in all of us, it’s time to stop and think about how we’re going to use it.

Would you believe that a person who could see and hear everything in real-time became a journalist to get alerted about trouble? Clark Kent chose journalism because he believed his pen was mightier than his sword. The person with the greatest physical power decided that his words would move more hearts, minds and mountains than his body ever could.

We live in a world where science fiction has become fact. Just 100 years ago, travel from London to New York took a week. Communication took weeks. Knowledge was scarce.

Today, fast, smart answers to nearly any question are at your fingertips.

Clark learned that in the newsroom, he needed to write to his audience. More readers responded to his stories when they had a cohesive structure. He wrote with the syntax that his readers easily understood.

Lois Lane taught him that award-winning articles were built with deep research using only credible, validated sources.
Clark worked with his editor, Perry White, to systematically iterate and QC his work until it was ready.

I amplified my creative powers by taking a page out of Clark’s book. I write to my audience… in this case, each AI platform requires a different structure and syntax to understand me.

I adopted Lois’ deep research discipline, using validated sources and proven methodology to build tools that perform the job the right way. And like Clark and Perry, nothing publishes until it survives a systematic editing process.

The best power user learned to channel his limitless strength by writing clear and credible messages. Will you pick up your pen?

Originally published on LinkedIn