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How to Write with an LLM

769 points · 420 comments · joeriddles

  1. S-E-P · · focus · HN ↗
    I fear in the future people will read even less because of how often people cheap out and use AI to write. I know the author of this article tells you never to use a single word it suggests, however I still, while reading, am checking for any amount of AI used. This makes reading less enjoyable, and even a bit stressful.

    If you can't spend the time to write it, why should anyone read it?

    Everything I post is from my own finger tips, only to get a reply from someone using a bot. I'm tired.

    1. iqp · · focus · HN ↗
      > If you can't spend the time to write it, why should anyone read it?

      100%. We're producing more content, faster, than ever before but ... most of it is just click-producing garbage that won't stand the test of time.

      1. CuriouslyC · · focus · HN ↗
        The thing is, that was the internet before AI. In fact, generative AI almost certainly raised the AVERAGE quality of stuff on the internet, human slop was/is absolute trash, whereas AI slop is just bland and meandering.

        The problem here is that the volume of low-mid content is making it harder to find the best content.

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