People Still Decide What to Publish

Editors at Nielsen Norman Group use AI when they prepare articles. The tool can help with words, short summaries and possible problems. People still make the final choices about what the article says. They also decide if the article is ready for readers. That means people must be able to explain and support the ideas.

An article usually starts with an idea from the writer. Editors decide whether it offers something useful to their readers. Two editors usually read the draft and ask for changes. They check the ideas, the facts and the way it reads. Writers and editors may go through the draft more than once. This process still applies when people use AI to help.

AI can suggest a shorter way to write a long paragraph. It can also help a summary fit a short space. Sometimes it makes a sentence shorter but leaves out something important. The editor reads both versions and decides which one works better. That check is part of using the tool well.

AI can also point out a claim that might be wrong. The writer or editor then goes back to the original source. An editor can ask AI to look for problems in the argument. The editor keeps suggestions that help and leaves the others out. Writers can use different ways to think through a difficult idea. In the end, people with the right knowledge answer for the article.