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I try to not use AI to write text that's meant to be read by other people. I might use AI to understand and research beforehand, but the writing is mine. The most important reason is that writing allows me to check whether I actually understand what I am trying to communicate. Too many times I've started writing something and once the ideas need to be put in writing, I notice that there are concepts that I'm missing or that I don't really understand.

Second is that the LLMs are not going to have original input, they're just going to expand what I say. So at that point I might as well just send the prompt or the assorted collection of ideas and others can expand on their own. Seems more honest and efficient as I'm not just pushing a wall of slop.



I often use it to simplify & target my responses, and avoid over-sharing technical details.

At the same time, I use the Q&A cycle to improve my vetted knowledge base, which I also share (and can reference in answers).


"Writing is nature's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is." -- Richard Guindon




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