If you thought writing letters before with Resistbot was easy, wait until you try our newest feature: AI-written letters. It’s simple and takes only a minute.

How to Use It

1. Send copilotWrite letters to your officials using generative artificial intelligence to the bot
2. Provide a link to a news or opinion article with a strong summary of your issue or a bill number (e.g., H. Res. 123)
3. Type a sentence or two explaining your position on the issue, like whether you're for or against the bill and why

And that's it! Sit back and watch the bot generate a letter for you. Here's a video of a user giving it a try. The more letters people generate, the better it will get over time as we continue to train it. Here's an example:

🧠 To teach me about your issue, please reply with a link to a news or opinion article or a Congressional bill (e.g., HR123) that will explain it to me.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-suspends-second-elected-prosecutor-monique-worrell-rcna98968

I got your link. Thank you! Please reply with your position on this issue, e.g., stop subsidizing oil companies, protect voting rights, etc.

Monique Worrell should not have been fired, DeSantis should reinstate her and be held accountable for this act of an autocrat

⏳ Got it, please don't text until you see my revision...

✅ Letter complete! Here you go:

The recent suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, the only Black woman serving in this capacity in Florida, is a troubling affront to our democratic processes. This action by Governor DeSantis, his second such move, not only disrupts local state attorney offices but also undermines the will of the voters who duly elected Worrell. Her progressive approach to justice, which includes avoiding minimum mandatory sentences for gun crimes and drug charges, and providing alternatives to incarceration for juvenile offenders, is a necessary step towards a more equitable justice system. The removal of Worrell is akin to overturning an election, a move that is reminiscent of autocratic behavior. It is imperative that immediate action be taken to reinstate Worrell and hold Governor DeSantis accountable for his actions. Upholding the principles of democracy and ensuring fair representation in our justice system is of utmost importance.

Reply with any changes you'd like me to make, or GOOD if it looks good!

How It Works

Think of the bot as a writer with a core set of values. When you provide a link to a news or opinion article, you give it something to read to educate it on a current issue. Say you wanted to tell your officials to pass Medicare for All. You can feed it a news article from Bernie Sanders, educating it about the issue and the benefits of passing it. In your position statement, you could say, "I agree with Bernie Sanders and want you to pass Medicare for All," and you're set!

Once your letter is generated, it will ask if you want the bot to make any changes. You can use natural language, and the AI will do its best to do as you ask. Here's an example from our prior letter:

Reply with any changes you'd like me to make, or GOOD if it looks good!

Include information about how Worrell was duly elected by her constituents and removing her is like overturning an election

⏳ Got it, please don't text until you see my revision...

✅ Letter complete! Here you go:

The recent suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell, the only Black woman serving in this capacity in Florida, is a troubling affront to our democratic processes. This action by Governor DeSantis, his second such move, not only disrupts local state attorney offices but also undermines the will of the voters who duly elected Worrell. Her progressive approach to justice, which includes avoiding minimum mandatory sentences for gun crimes and drug charges, and providing alternatives to incarceration for juvenile offenders, is a necessary step towards a more equitable justice system. The removal of Worrell is akin to overturning an election, a move that is reminiscent of autocratic behavior. It is imperative that immediate action be taken to reinstate Worrell and hold Governor DeSantis accountable for his actions. Upholding the principles of democracy and ensuring fair representation in our justice system is of utmost importance.

Reply with any changes you'd like me to make, or GOOD if it looks good!

Good!

Why We Built This

We launched Resistbot in 2017, back then we had no campaigns, and folks had to write what was on their mind. Many, many folks texted in, only to be stopped cold by an inability to find the right words and arguments to express themselves, and often this leads to writing nothing, and taking no action at all.

We wrote more than one guide on how to write effectively on how to write effectively but this also takes time, and no guide can address everyone’s needs in real-time.

Then, we introduced our petitions that made sending a letter as easy as possible when you didn't know what to write. But that led to people giving up if there wasn't a readily available pre-written petition to sign. So that's more people not being heard.

Now with an AI-assisted writer, being heard is easier and more accessible than ever before. Not everyone has the ability to quickly compose a persuasive letter. Some people struggle with writing due to disabilities like dyslexia, cognitive impairments, or motor challenges. Others may not speak English as their first language and need a little help organizing their thoughts. AI lowers these barriers, ensuring that more people—not just the most confident writers—can effectively participate in democracy.

And like any other letter, these can be turned into form letter campaigns to allow anyone to sign and send it to their officials.

On Environmental Impact

The amount of energy used by this system is no different than any other function of Resistbot, like texting or sending letters. It runs on Amazon Web Services, just like everything else we do. We don’t use OpenAI, and we donate a portion of our revenue to carbon removal—not because we can afford to, but because it’s the right thing to do.

More importantly, the people using this feature are often writing their officials about climate change—pushing for clean energy, carbon reduction, and sustainability policies. If AI helps them take action when they otherwise wouldn’t, then its net environmental impact is positive. The alternative would be doing nothing while OpenAI, Bitcoin, and major corporations continue using exponentially more energy unchecked.

Engage Any Way You Like, Just Engage

We don’t care how you engage with your officials—if you’re regularly in touch with them, our job is done. But for those who have never engaged before, the easier we make it, the more likely they are to take that first step. Ask someone to make a phone call, and 9 times out of 10, they won’t bother. Tell them to navigate three different websites to send letters, and they’ll put it off. But give them a tool that makes it effortless? Suddenly, they’re taking action. They’ll sign a petition today, start with an AI letter a week later, and then feel comfortable enough to write their own. We have a lot of data to prove this ladder happens, we’ve been operating this service for eight years watching millions engage with it.

Our goal has always been to get more people involved—because that’s how change happens.