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← There is a huge cognitive difference between approving a text one reads and actually generating it.

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Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under taste taste 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: There is a huge cognitive difference between approving a text one reads and actually generating it. There is a huge cognitive differencebetween approving a text one reads andactually generating it. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 ES Eric Schwitzgebel — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is a risk that reading will be devalued due to low-quality AI-generated text. — tap to centre the map on it There is a risk that reading will bedevalued due to low-qualityAI-generated text. Last stated a month ago 26 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-26 — 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 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 CM Craig Mod — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is the text, not the physical book, that makes reading happen. — tap to centre the map on it It is the text, not the physicalbook, that makes reading happen. Last stated 6 months ago 16 May 2026 VC Vajra Chandrasekera — holds since 2026-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: That an expert human generated a text is evidence that its view is worth thinking about, more than if an LLM generated it. — tap to centre the map on it That an expert human generated atext is evidence that its view isworth thinking about, more than ifan LLM generated it. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 ES Eric Schwitzgebel — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Explanatory text and jargon generated by machines for readers with different levels of understanding makes communication worse. — tap to centre the map on it Explanatory text and jargongenerated by machines for readerswith different levels ofunderstanding makes communicationworse. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 VB Vicki Boykis — 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 a bodyof text, the only thing thatjustifies asking for a reader's timeis whether the idea itself is worthreading. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Readers would rather read a person's "bad" writing than polished AI writing, because even one AI-written sentence is easy to spot. — tap to centre the map on it Readers would rather read a person's"bad" writing than polished AIwriting, because even one AI-writtensentence is easy to spot. Last stated 2 days ago 31 Oct 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reading a great deal about a subject works partly by holding your attention on it long enough to change, not only by adding facts. — tap to centre the map on it Reading a great deal about a subjectworks partly by holding yourattention on it long enough tochange, not only by adding facts. Last stated a year ago 16 Sept 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-09-16 — 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 social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months 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-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate alot of low-quality output thatdevelopers will need to clean up,even as it also produces goodresults. Last stated 9 months ago 9 Feb 2026 SH Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — 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 2 months ago 11 Sept 2026 FA Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
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