Hacking the Authoring Process: Lessons from Writing a Book with AI

Over the last 18 months, I didn’t just write a book about the AI revolution; I wrote a book with it. My book, From Cloud Native to AI Native, Catching the Next Wave of Innovation, was created in a deep, evolving partnership with generative AI. This talk is the story of our collaboration. I will take you from my initial, tentative prompts to the complex dialogues that shaped entire chapters, sharing real examples of prompts and their raw outputs. We’ll explore how my own skills had to evolve alongside the AI’s capabilities. This journey provides a powerful parallel to the core message of my book: becoming “AI native” isn’t about replacing human skill but augmenting it. You will leave with a clear-eyed view of how to move beyond simple queries and integrate LLMs into any serious, professional workflow.