Precision Word Count: Revolutionising AI Writing Accuracy 😎

At Fifth Dimension AI, we're excited to unveil a game-changing feature that's set to transform the landscape of AI-assisted writing. We’ve cracked a challenge that's long puzzled the AI community: generating content to a set word count of up to 1500 words, with incredible accuracy.

Why can’t LLMs create content to a specific word count?

Let's be frank - Large Language Models (LLMs) have been impressive in many ways, but they've struggled with the seemingly simple task of creating content to a specified word limit. This limitation has been a persistent frustration for content creators, academics, and professionals alike.

Well, LLMs can’t actually count words - they can only estimate based on the rough amount of text generated!

Which is funny, because word processors have been able to do it from day dot! So why can’t their high tech successors do the same 🤔

Here’s an explanation from Claude directly -

Screenshot of Claude explaining that LLMs can't product exact word counts when creating content

Enter Ellie - word counter extraordinaire, standard setter

We're thrilled to present our AI assistant Ellie's new Precision Word Count feature. For content requests under 1500 words, our performance metrics show that Ellie consistently hits the word count specified, with a margin of 10% or less, often reaching an accuracy within 3%. Compare this to standard LLMs, which can deviate by up to 50% or more from the requested word count🙀

As of August 2024, we believe that Ellie is the only AI assistant capable of this level of word count precision, positioning Fifth Dimension AI at the forefront of AI writing technology.

Our amazing engineering team has leveraged LLMs’ ability to follow sequential set patterns, to develop an algorithm that allows an LLM to keep track of its generated words and adapt in real time.

Our solution doesn’t use any brute force methods that require multiple LLM calls or user intervention (like trimming down or asking the LLM to elaborate iteratively). We simply augment the LLM’s ability to deliver better word count adherence!

Whether it’s for social media posts, blogs, or submissions for industry awards - word counts matter. If your AI content creation tool can’t achieve the level of accuracy you need, it’s just creating more work for you. You’ll always need to double check, even when it’s telling you it’s done what you asked - when really it should be lessening your workload.

Surely someone else has cracked this by now…

If you ask openly-available AIs like Claude and ChatGPT to generate content to a set word limit, they'll claim to have written it to the length you've requested. However, when you run it through a word counter (such as in MS Word or Google Docs), you'll see that they haven't.

Academic AI tool Paperpal’s “Trim" feature enables users to set a target word count, and the AI will adjust the text to meet this requirement. However, this requires you to supply the content you want trimmed down, and it can only paraphrase, rather than writing fresh content to the specified length.

Similarly AI Plagiarism and Fact Checker tool Originality has a character counter feature that rewrites content to your target limit - but again, you need to supply the content, and our tests showed it to be fairly inaccurate.

Screenshot of Originality AI word count feature - showing a low accuracy word count

There may be another company out there who’s cracked it, but if so, they aren’t publicizing it. And given how revolutionary this feature is for anyone who needs to craft high quality content to a set word limit, you’d expect a hullabaloo! The silence on this topic suggests that this remained a distant dream for content creators… until Ellie swooped in to save the day 🦸

Looking Ahead 🛣️

We're not resting on our laurels. Our team is actively working on further improvements, including even greater accuracy and the ability to handle requests exceeding 1500 words. This breakthrough represents a significant step forward in AI-assisted writing, offering users unprecedented control over their content length.

Whether you're crafting social media posts, blogs, or submissions for industry awards, Ellie is now equipped to meet your word count needs with unparalleled accuracy.

Ready to experience the future of AI writing? We'd love to show you how Ellie can revolutionize your content creation process. Get in touch to book a demo and see the precision for yourself.

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At Fifth Dimension AI, we're committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI technology - and with this new feature, we're not just following trends - we're setting them 😎