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I don't want to read what you didn't write

1070 points · 460 comments · mooreds

  1. blandcoffee · · focus · HN ↗
    I appreciate the direction of this article, and commend the author on publishing work, but the first sentence in the first paragraph is exactly what they lament.

    > A pattern I see is that people use AI to build something new, then they use AI to retrospectively summarize what they have already built into a design document. Reading a document like this isn’t just difficult—it is punishing.

    1. Apocryphon · · focus · HN ↗
      That's a classic calling card of LLM prose but that doesn't mean they actually used an AI. Though sure, it would be nice if we gave this style a name and then abolished it.
      1. linguae · · focus · HN ↗
        I call it the “it’s not delivery—it’s DiGiorno” construct. I generally tune out when I see this construct, which is so prevalent on LinkedIn these days, which is inundated with clichéd writing.
        1. watwut · · focus · HN ↗
          To be fair, LinkedIn was pure slop even before ai arrived.
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