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← Written words come from, or are at least edited by, humans, so AI output on its own does not count as writing.
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AI slop 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: Written words come from, or are at least edited by, humans, so AI output on its own does not count as writing. Written words come from, or are at least edited by, humans, so AI output on its own does not count as writing. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Daniel Jalkut — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing is itself an act of thinking, so automating the writing removes the thinking, not just the labor. — tap to centre the map on it Writing is itself an act of thinking, so automating the writing removes the thinking, not just the labor. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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: Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Michael Lopp — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 human mind and knowability that make writing 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: 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 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The clearest sign a message was generated by AI rather than written by a human is that it reads unnaturally, reciting facts about the recipient's own life back to them. — tap to centre the map on it The clearest sign a message was generated by AI rather than written by a human is that it reads unnaturally, reciting facts about the recipient's own life back to them. Last stated a month ago
16 Sept 2026
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Zach Holman — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who let AI take over their writing stop thinking. — tap to centre the map on it People who let AI take over their writing stop thinking. Last stated 2 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-13 — 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 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — 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 10 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 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 a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 11 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 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 enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Fatih Arslan — holds since 2026-09-11 — 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 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. — tap to centre the map on it A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
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Written words come from, or are at least edited by, humans, so AI output on its own does not count as writing.
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Writing is itself an act of thinking, so automating the writing removes the thinking, not just the labor.
Holds
AI-generated writing is already fairly good but still lacks the direction and insight of human editors.
Holds
Good writing reveals how the person who wrote it actually thinks, which is what AI-generated text lacks.
Holds
AI-generated text lacks the human mind and knowability that make writing feel worth reading.
Holds
The ethical failure in using AI to write is publishing unread, unowned work, not using the tool itself.
Holds
The clearest sign a message was generated by AI rather than written by a human is that it reads unnaturally, reciting facts about the recipient's own life back to them.
Holds
People who let AI take over their writing stop thinking.
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
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 agents are now capable enough that they should be trusted to improve the skills and systems that guide them.
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 body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool.
Holds