Final exam: AI for writers and editors

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1. A freelance writer pastes a client's unpublished report into a free chatbot to tighten it. What is the main concern?
Chatbots cannot edit professional documents, only short messagesThe report may be too long for the free chatbot to tighten wellConfidential work was shared without the client's approvalThe writer might miss the deadline while waiting for the reply
2. A draft cites a study from a university that you cannot find anywhere. What should you do?
Remove it unless you find the real sourceKeep it, because it sounds credible and fits the argument you madeAdd a disclaimer saying the study could not be independently foundKeep it but soften the wording, such as 'a study suggests'
3. You want edits that keep your humor and rhythm. Which prompt is best?
Make this better and more polished while keeping the same general ideasEdit for clarity only, keep my word choices, list suggestions with reasonsRewrite this in a professional tone suitable for a business audienceShorten this by about a third and remove anything that seems repetitive
4. Which kind of work is most likely to grow in value for a writer?
Generic listicles that summarize the same facts as other sitesOriginal interviews and expert specialty writingKeyword-stuffed pages built to rank for common search termsSpun product blurbs rewritten from manufacturer descriptions
5. A publisher requires disclosure of AI use. You used a tool only to brainstorm headlines. What should you do?
Delete the headlines and write new ones so the rule does not applyDisclose honestly according to their ruleAsk the AI to rewrite them so they no longer look machine-madeSay nothing, since brainstorming headlines was a minor use of the tool
6. As an editor, you notice a smooth article with several oddly specific figures and no sources. What is the best first step?
Delete all the numbers so nothing unsupported remains in printRewrite the article yourself so the figures come from your own wordingAsk the writer for the sources and verify each figurePublish it, since the writing is smooth and the figures look believable
7. A client asks you to write 20 five-star reviews from fictional customers. What is the right response?
Write only ten, because a smaller number is less likely to be noticedWrite them but add a note in the file saying they are samplesDecline and offer honest marketing copyWrite them with an AI tool, since the customers are fictional anyway
8. What is the main reason to read AI-edited text aloud?
To check whether the voice still sounds like youTo count words and check the edit stayed within the limitTo find leftover formatting marks the tool added to the textTo test whether the tool can pronounce unusual names correctly

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