Écrire pour l'IA : la nouvelle alphabétisation dont nous avons tous besoin

Note de la rédaction : This article is based on an interview with Stéphane Paquet, AI Project Lead at Champlain College Saint-Lambert and AI Certificate Coordinator. The responses have been summarized for clarity and brevity and are not word-for-word reproductions of the original conversation. The ideas reflect the speaker’s perspective as of the time of the interview.

Question :

Throughout human history, writing was always meant for human eyes—our own, our peers’, or future generations.

But with the rise of generative AI, a lot of our writing is now aimed at machines—like prompts, commands, and structured inputs.

We’re writing not just to people, but for AI to interpret and act on.
How do you think writing is being reshaped in this shift—from human-to-human communication to human-to-AI instruction?

Réponse :

Writing is no longer just for people.
Today, we write to collaborate with machines.

We write:
• Prompts
• Commands
• Inputs with structure and formatting

This changes not just the content of our writing, but the entire function and form.

AI Is Already Influencing Our Writing Style
I’ve noticed something strange but revealing: The more I read AI-generated text, the more I start to mimic its style.

Par exemple :
• Tools like ChatGPT often use em dashes in a specific rhythm—and now I do it too, unintentionally.
• AI writing is smooth, structured, and formulaic—and that’s beginning to affect how I write.

But Some Writers Are Doing the Opposite
While some of us unconsciously absorb AI’s patterns, others are resisting it—intentionally writing in ways that feel:
• Raw
• Disorganized
• Spontaneous
• Imperfect

Why? Because AI is predictable. Its writing feels generic. And humans want to stand out, to sound like themselves.

Prompting = A New Form of Writing
Prompting isn’t random typing. It’s a new literacy.

It requires:
• Precision
• Structure
• Technical formatting (like Markdown or hashtags)

For example, when I take notes for myself now, I structure them as if I’m going to feed them to AI later. Even if I’m not using AI in the moment, I’m already writing for the machine.

Writing for Communication vs. Writing for Action
In the past, we wrote to:
• Share
• Reflect
• Persuade
• Connect

Now we also write to trigger actions—to get the AI to do something with our words. We’re not just expressing thoughts. We’re structuring them for machine understanding.

That shift demands new habits—and new teaching strategies.

Final Thought:

It’s Time to Teach “Writing for AI”
This is not just a skill. It’s a new kind of literacy.
And like all literacies, it deserves to be taught intentionally.

We need to help students (and professionals) learn how to:
• Express their ideas
• Structure their inputs
• Collaborate effectively with AI tools

Because the way we write is evolving—and so should the way we teach it.

À propos de l'expert : Stéphane Paquet est un éducateur expérimenté et un consultant en IA avec plus de 20 ans d'expérience dans l'enseignement. Actuellement responsable du projet d'IA au Champlain College Saint-Lambert, il s'attache à aider les enseignants et les étudiants à intégrer des outils d'IA générative dans l'enseignement. Ses domaines d'expertise comprennent l'apprentissage en ligne, la conception de médias éducatifs et le développement de stratégies pédagogiques innovantes.