--- title: Can AI cure writer’s block? - The Hustle description: Lex, an AI-enabled word processor, might be GPT-3’s first breakthrough app. image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1484970947-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-24T001523.410Z.webp --- # Can AI cure writer’s block? ![Rob Litterst](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rob-Litterst-pic.png?width=48&height=48&name=Rob-Litterst-pic.png) [Rob Litterst](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/rob-litterst) [Rob Litterst Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/robbylit) Published: October 24, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 In 2020, OpenAI launched GPT-3, a language model that uses machine learning to ingest and produce human-like text. ![Can AI cure writer’s block?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1484970947-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-24T001523.410Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=1484970947-HS-News-Brief_2022-10-24T001523.410Z.webp) Panic ensued as writers worried they’d be replaced by AI. But two years later, the impact of GPT-3 has felt underwhelming. Last week, Lex, an AI-enabled word processor, took Twitter by storm, garnering rave [reviews](https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1582522275542487040) from users and 25k sign-ups within 24 hours of launching. #### **Lex was created…** … by Nathan Baschez, writer and co-founder of Every, a collection of business-focused newsletters. It looks and feels like a minimalistic version of Google Docs, but with a key difference — a [native integration](https://every.to/divinations/how-lex-happened) with GPT-3. - After writing a few lines, users can type ‘+++’, and GPT-3 will suggest what to write next. - Lex can also help writers brainstorm things like title ideas. While much of the talk around GPT-3 has focused on AI writing entire pieces, Baschez is positioning Lex as a tool to help writers get unstuck so they can produce their best work. #### **Of course, there are some caveats** First, Lex only works in English for now, though Baschez says he’s working on adding more languages. Second, GPT-3 isn’t perfect, so sometimes the suggestions aren’t quite on target. But overall, the app seems like a major step forward in using AI to assist with writing. If you want to judge that for yourself,** **everything after “Of course” above was written by an AI using Lex. **To learn more,** check out this three-minute [demo](https://www.loom.com/share/9f5cdebc281642f884caf1a66480b002?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email), and join the waitlist [here](http://lex.page/). 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