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Writing in the Age of LLMs

Shreya Shankar · 16 Jun 2025

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  1. Empty summary sentences feel conclusive, but say nothing.
  2. LLMs often overuse bullet points, especially nested ones. Lists help when items are parallel and independent, but when ideas are connected or need context, a paragraph is usually better.
  3. In summary, LLMs can’t reliably distinguish what’s assumed knowledge and what needs explanation, so they often gloss over the hard parts, and a human writer has to fill that gap.

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