How to use AI for work documents

AI is most useful for work documents when you treat it as a fast first-draft engine, not an autonomous author. Give it the structure, the key points, and the audience — and you get a first draft in under two minutes that takes five to polish. This guide covers the workflow for the documents professionals produce most often.

What's covered

• 1Document type playbook: the right AI approach for status reports, emails, briefs, proposals, and summaries
• 2Context-setting guide: how much context to give AI for different document types
• 3Review and editing workflow: how to turn a first draft into a final document efficiently
• 4Worked examples: before and after for an executive summary, a project update, and a client proposal