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Markdown: the language you use to talk to ChatGPT and Claude
A quick guide to plain text formatting with no hidden styles: why hash signs and asterisks were right under your nose for twenty years, and now suddenly you need them to talk to AI models
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Markdown: the language you use to talk to ChatGPT and Claude
A quick guide to plain text formatting with no hidden styles: why hash signs and asterisks were right under your nose for twenty years, and now suddenly you need them to talk to AI models
When a Stranger's Text Can Give an AI New Orders
Prompt injection lets an outsider hide commands in a page or a document and make an AI follow them instead of its user. Prompt injection is already in the wild, spanning from courtrooms to state-run espionage, and there is no clean fix — only ways to limit the exposure.
What Anthropic's Fable 5 Revealed: A Hidden Layer Decides What Your AI Will Give You
Anthropic launched its most capable public model, admitted it had been secretly degrading some answers, apologized — and three days later the government pulled the plug. Here’s what writers should take from these events.
Sudowrite vs NovelCrafter: A Battle for Control Over Your Manuscript and Your Wallet
Why doesn't a one-size-fits-all writing tool exist? Sudowrite sells inspiration at the click of a button, while NovelCrafter demands you build a database in exchange for ironclad memory. A deep dive into two competing philosophies of fiction writing covers how each platform handles lore, what they actually cost, and who ends up handing the wheel over to the AI.
Scene Twelve In Draft
It’s midnight, and I'm writing a screenplay for my girlfriend's thesis.
