The most useful question about artificial intelligence and writing is not whether a machine can produce a paragraph. It can. The better question is where AI belongs in a writing process that still has a human purpose, a recognisable voice and facts that can be defended. A good answer is to use AI at several small, defined stages: organising material, challenging an outline, identifying weak sentences and checking whether the final draft serves its intended reader. That is a more reliable workflow than asking for a complete article in one prompt and accepting whatever appears. Begin with the reader, not the tool Before opening an AI service, write a short brief.