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← An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 23 Jan 2012 to 29 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about AI writing.

Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under code generation code generation Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under writing writing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. An AI-written cover letter reads as slopto the person receiving fifty of them, sodo not 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 CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-writtenstrategy memo is modelling that itis fine to outsource thinking andstrategy. Last stated 3 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is removing human involvement from entry-level hiring by pitting AI-written job applications against AI-written screening filters. — tap to centre the map on it AI is removing human involvementfrom entry-level hiring by pittingAI-written job applications againstAI-written screening filters. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used forediting help without letting themtake over work that has personalmeaning. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated text lacks the humanmind and knowability that makewriting feel worth reading. Last stated a month ago 10 Sept 2026 CM Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing is alreadyfairly good but still lacks thedirection and insight of humaneditors. Last stated 3 years ago 6 Feb 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated writing tends to repeatthe same themes, names, andunderlying ideas across differentoutputs. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 EM Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibratedinterviewer for every role, soinsisting on interviewing everycandidate makes hiring worse ratherthan better. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is nothiring a politician or spokesperson,so it should just get into thedesign work. Last stated 3 weeks ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to thefew thousand dollars a candidate isafraid to ask for, because thefully-loaded cost of employing themdwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago 23 Jan 2012 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents are now capable enoughthat they should be trusted toimprove the skills and systems thatguide them. Last stated a month ago 11 Sept 2026 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are the new compilers thatcompile intent into fast software. Last stated a month ago 12 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. Last stated 18 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago Holds David Heinemeier Hansson Read this korrent →