If we all copy and paste prompts for A.I.?

There’s so many copy and paste my prompts for A.I. but what happens if we all start copying and pasting the same prompts over time? Same inputs. Same outputs. Same internet.

1. Everything starts to sound the same
   Copy a prompt. Get a safe, average answer. Do it at scale and the web fills with look-alike posts. Your brand voice gets washed out. People stop paying attention. Researchers at MIT, Cornell, and Santa Clara found that when people rely on A.I. for writing, their brain activity drops.  Creativity and working memory take a hit. And the writing skews toward averages—same words, same angles, same style. It washes out individual voice and cultural nuance.
2. The models get dull
   A.I. learns from what we publish. If we flood the web with copy-paste content, the model trains on that. It becomes a feedback loop. Less variety in. Less variety out. Over time the answers get blander and miss the edges.
3. Real expertise gets buried
   Generic prompts skip context. Local nuance, lived experience, and hard-won detail don’t make it in. That means less useful help for real problems.
4. Bias hardens
   Same prompts repeat the same frames. The model sees more of one angle and less of others. That locks in blind spots.
5. Small businesses lose their edge
   If you sound like everyone else, you compete on price or luck. Not on trust. Not on story. Not fit. Less human.
6. Platforms gain more control
   When prompts are standardised, defaults win. The tool decides the shape of the answer. Not you. That’s handy for speed. It’s costly for originality.
7. We get rusty
   Thinking is a muscle. If we outsource it, it weakens. We accept the first draft. We stop asking better questions.

Bring your brand into the conversation

Another trap with copy-paste prompts is that they ignore what makes your business different. A.I. is only as good as the context you give it. If you don’t tell it who you are, what you sell, or how you speak, it defaults to generic. And generic is forgettable.

The fix is simple. Feed the A.I. with your own words and examples. Paste in a short description of your business. Drop in a few lines from past emails or social posts so it catches your tone. If you have a clear brand voice (funny, straight-talking, formal, warm), say that up front. The more personal context you add, the more the answers sound like you instead of “internet wallpaper.”

For small businesses, this is where you can actually win. Big companies struggle to personalise at scale, but you can. A florist in Melbourne can tell A.I. “I write like I’m chatting to a neighbour, I sell native flowers, and my customers care about sustainable choices.” 

So what do we do instead? By all means use pre done prompts as a starting point but adapt them and make them your own.

• Write prompts in your own words.
• Add your context: who, where, budget, constraints.
• Give examples of your tone. Paste a few lines you’ve actually written.
• Ask for options, not a single answer.
• Fact-check. Trim. Rewrite in your voice.
• Save good prompts, then tweak them for each job.
• Publish fewer pieces, but make them useful.

A.I. is a mirror. If we feed it copied prompts, it reflects copied thinking.
If we feed it real context and clear intent, it gets smarter and so do we.

Curious about Prompts and A.I.?

If you’re curious about using A.I. but also feel hesitant—or maybe a bit put off the hype—you’re not alone. A lot of small business owners I talk to feel like they should be using AI because everyone’s talking about it, but they’re not sure how it actually fits their work.

Here’s the thing, you don’t need to jump on the A.I. bandwagon just for the sake of it. What matters is knowing when it makes sense to use it, and when it doesn’t. That means understanding the basics, trying it out in simple, low-stakes ways, and making sure it actually saves you time or money.

That’s why I put together The Real Guide to A.I. for Small Business. It’s not about chasing trends or getting swept up in jargon. It’s just a grounded roadmap to help you use AI with confidence and free up some time.