UX Writing Weekly #149

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WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️

Issue #149 (Sep 15th, 2021)
  • What it’s like to use an AI writing tool
  • The free alternative to GPT-3
  • Intuit buys Mailchimp
  • Free conversation design event tomorrow!



ARTICLES 📰  

🤖 GPT-3
powered writing tools have been getting a lot of attention lately. But what’s it really like to use one? In this fun and fascinating read, our own Anja Wedberg recounts her experience exploring the possibilities and limitations of the friendly, pathologically lying robot, Jarvis.

The current state of AI copywriting

🙋 Ready to try an AI writing tool? For now, GPT-3 is still in the “You wanna play, you gotta pay (or wait)” phase. But there is a free alternative:

Stuck in GPT-3’s waitlist? Try out the AI21 Jurassic-1

🙊 Intuit (TurboTax, QuickBooks) and Mailchimp are both know for their excellent content style guides. But will a new acquisition affect either brand's approach to copy? And which guide do you prefer?

Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $12 billion

🎓 Amazon’s new upskilling program is helping employees learn UX research and design skills to better their own careers and boost the experience of Amazon customers.

Amazon program helps employees move into UX research and design




MICROCOPY BITE 💬

This screen-freezing, workflow-interrupting Gmail pop-up gives you no way out—it’s “Get started” or nothing. Have more than one Gmail account? Get ready to see it on each one.

You’re better than this Gmail. Do better! An ‘X’ in the top right corner is all it takes. OK, rant over.




TRENDING IN UX 🐦



UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS & MORE 📚


How does conversation design for voice differ from content design and UX writing for traditional interfaces? VUX World co-founder Kane Simms will tell us all about it and give us an update on the current state of voice.

The true potential of voice-based user interfaces: FREE EVENT (Tomorrow! Sep 16th)
The Confident Portfolio with Case Study Club: FREE EVENT (Sep 30th)




JOBS 👔


Global highlights from the job board:








PORTFOLIO 🎨


Looking for some inspiration on designing your portfolio? Look no further. Brand + experience strategist Kat Richards’ site has a picture-perfect design and structure, with quality content to boot.

https://www.katkrichards.com/




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See you next week for a special 150th edition!

— Written and curated by Yuval Keshtcher, Aaron Raizen, and the UX Writing Hub team —


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