Treat Models as Research Assistants, Not Summarizers
bigaiguy · x · 2026-07-18
The author argues that using Claude merely as a "PDF summarizer" severely underutilizes its capabilities. A better approach is treating it as a research assistant: mapping the domain landscape, extracting arguments, verifying evidence, identifying gaps, and outlining the article structure before writing. A shared prompt example operationalizes this mindset: generating a comprehensive research outline based on all uploaded materials, including the title, research questions, arguments, introductory angles, section structures, evidence, counterarguments, conclusions, further research needed, and a pre-writing checklist.
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