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Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. — tap to centre the map on it An AI-written cover letterreads as slop to the personreceiving fifty of them, so donot send one. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Sept 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outboundemail is evidence of a badvendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 8 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Recipients do not care whether a sales email was written by an AI, so there is no point disclosing or disguising it. — tap to centre the map on it Recipients do not care whethera sales email was written byan AI, so there is no pointdisclosing or disguising it. Last stated 8 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: We will read far more AI-generated writing in documents and email, and we will like it. — tap to centre the map on it We will read far moreAI-generated writing indocuments and email, and wewill like it. Last stated 3 months ago 24 May 2026 DS Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every email should be routed through an LLM that scores it and approves or rejects it, with what is left ordered by importance. — tap to centre the map on it Every email should be routedthrough an LLM that scores itand approves or rejects it,with what is left ordered by… Last stated a week ago 31 Aug 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: An account of an AI win is not worth publishing unless it is coupled with what that win cost. — tap to centre the map on it An account of an AI win is notworth publishing unless it iscoupled with what that wincost. Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is thinking on paperand there is no shortcut fordoing that thinking, sohanding the writing to AI… Last stated 4 weeks ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Now that anyone can generate a body of text, the only thing that justifies asking for a reader's time is whether the idea itself is worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it Now that anyone can generate abody of text, the only thingthat justifies asking for areader's time is whether the… Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of socialmedia is AI slop influencersbeing replied to by bots — anecho of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designedlanding page costs a productits audience before theproduct itself is ever judged. Last stated 4 weeks ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: To make something alive with AI you have to work beside it and resist its pull towards the average; an average email is fine, average art is not. — tap to centre the map on it To make something alive withAI you have to work beside itand resist its pull towardsthe average; an average email… Last stated 11 months ago 20 Oct 2025 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens'less software': without theconstraint of scarce hours,even 37signals will likely… Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Code and files generated bytools are pollution:hand-writing them is worth theeffort because the bloat slows… Last stated 7 years ago 15 Oct 2019 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2019-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. — tap to centre the map on it Every time software has becomeeasier to create, the worldhas created exponentially moreof it, and this time will be… Last stated 3 weeks ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers withgenerated prose instead oflinks is not a web browser butan anti-web browser, and it… Last stated 11 months ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not begraded good or bad; it is onlythe material that taste thengets to act on. Last stated a month ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basiceditor are everything anyoneneeds in order to think andwrite well; the extra tools… Last stated 5 years ago 2 Mar 2022 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago Holds Ed Zitron Read this korrent →