C3OECD AILit — Creating with AI, Competency 3

Refine AI Output

Good Enough Is Not Good Enough

AI gives you a first draft, not a final product. The real skill is knowing how to evaluate and improve AI output. Can you spot when the text is too vague? When the tone is wrong? When there’s a factual error hiding in confident-sounding prose?

Refine Challenge

Read the flawed AI text, then pick the best improved version.

Quality MeterRound 1/3
AI-Generated Text
AI is a very important technology that is changing everything in the world. Many companies are using AI to do many things. It is very useful and helpful for a lot of different tasks and applications in various industries.
Pick the best refined version

Refinement Strategies

Check for accuracy — AI can confidently state incorrect facts. Verify claims, dates, and statistics.

Fix the tone — Is it too formal? Too casual? Match the tone to your audience.

Remove fluff — AI tends to pad with unnecessary words. Cut anything that doesn’t add value.

Add your voice — Replace generic phrases with specific examples, personal insights, or domain expertise.

Iterate — Ask AI to revise specific parts rather than regenerating everything.
The 80/20 Rule
AI can get you 80% of the way there in 20% of the time. The remaining 20% — your editing, fact-checking, and personal touch — is what makes the output truly valuable.

Check Your Understanding

1. What is the most important step after getting AI output?
2. What does ‘AI fluff’ refer to?
3. Why is iteration better than regeneration?

Answer all questions. You need 70% to pass.