Some of the main questions that software Technical Writers have about generative AI are: Can they create a chat bot for the documentation they are writing for? Can they control what content the chatbot uses, so it doesn’t hallucinate, doesn’t make up information, when it doesn’t have the right answer? Will the chatbot be useful:… Read more »
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Podcast 139: Techsmith’s Daniel Foster on the contentious relationship between technical writers and video content
In this podcast episode, we talk to Daniel Foster, Director of Strategy at TechSmith, about the contentious relationship between technical writers and video content. A growing trend among technical writers is the integration of video content alongside traditional documentation and visuals, offering a dynamic and immersive medium to enhance user understanding and engagement. However, writers… Read more »
How Generative AI can help Technical Writers save time – Extracting specifications
Here is a Use Case of where generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, can help Technical Writers save time in producing user documentation. This is a scenario where you have to extract technical specifications from a collection of PDF documents. For more information, see Cherryleaf’s “Using Generative AI in technical writing” e-elearning course. Transcript… Read more »
How Generative AI can help Technical Writers save time – “The Transcript”
How can generative AI tools like ChatGPT help in the work of the Technical Writer or the Technical Author? How can it help with technical writing? In this video, we’re going to explain one scenario where it can help. It comes from our training course on Using generative AI in technical writing. This scenario is… Read more »
Now open: “Using Generative AI in technical writing” training course
Yesterday, we pushed the button and went live with our elearning course on using generative AI in technical writing. The course covers how technical communicators can use Generative Artificial Intelligence to help them: Be more efficient Create better deliverables for their users We went through all the key stages in a technical writing project. At… Read more »