"Are we heading toward an AI utopia, an AI dystopia… or something in between?

In this episode of Technical Writing Uncensored, I sit down with technical writer and blogger Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti to talk about how AI and LLMs are changing technical writing — and what writers should actually be worried about.

Fabri writes the excellent Passo Uno blog, where he explores technical writing, AI, and the future of documentation.
Read his blog here: https://passo.uno

We discuss whether AI will replace writers, how technical writers can stay relevant, and why writers might actually become more important in an AI-driven world.

Fabri also explains why writers should think of AI as “a second language”, not something that replaces human expertise.

We also discuss:
Why AI is more like a tool (a hammer) than an autonomous intelligence
Why good documentation is essential for AI systems
Whether tech writers will become editors and prompt architects
Why writers need a “mental gym” to keep their thinking sharp

This conversation is a thoughtful look at the real impact of AI on technical writing, without the hype.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueUDtIgcpgA

passo.uno

Pleased to say that I've had a tutorial proposal accepted on how to integrate the Vale Text Linter into your Docs-As-Code technical writing project.

"Upgrade your Docs-As-Code Foo with the Vale Text Linter"

Hope to see you in Adelaide in January for a beer or two... 🍺

https://2025.everythingopen.au/

#ValeLint #DocsAsCode #DocsLikeCode

https://vale.sh/

Everything Open 2025 | Adelaide, Australia

if anyone has been to my various Docs As Code talks, I've moved the repo to https://gitlab.com/alecthegeek/docs-as-code (because I changed employer).

#docsascode #docslikecode

Alec Clews / docs-as-code · GitLab

A demo repo for a talk about the "docs-as-code" approach to managing technical content. Final Content at https://alecthegeek.gitlab.io/docs-as-code

GitLab

One of the things I find really cool is using #Docker to enable #docsascode (#docslikecode) build pipelines, that run identically on the workstation as well as the cloud. This means you can to high fidelity reviews locally -- huge timesaver!

Ping me if you are starting that journey.

Finally something I agree with Trump on.

#DocsLikeCode #DocOps #OpenAPI