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AI writing Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks. Last stated 4 months ago
28 May 2026
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself. — tap to centre the map on it The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself. Last stated a month ago
9 Aug 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-02-06 — 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 paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. Last stated yesterday
20 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it. — tap to centre the map on it What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable. — tap to centre the map on it Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ann Handley — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
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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 landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated a month ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — 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 better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. — tap to centre the map on it AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. — tap to centre the map on it A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. Last stated a month ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. — tap to centre the map on it A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
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Trying to avoid AI-writing tells as a human writer is pointless, since readers who fixate on them ignore substance anyway.
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Good writing requires wanting to tell people something, which AI itself lacks.
Holds
The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself.
Holds
AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors.
Holds
Writing is thinking on paper and there is no shortcut for doing that thinking, so handing the writing to AI hands away the thinking.
Holds
AI-written prose is an inferior read because a model emits a statistical average -- code's audience is a machine, writing's audience is people.
Holds
AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse.
Holds
What survives of podcasting once AI delivers information better is the part where you watch a human struggle with it.
Holds
Original human-written text that has not been touched by AI is becoming increasingly valuable.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
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.
Holds
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.
Holds
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
Holds
A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one.
Holds