If you use AI to write me that note, don't expect me to read it

(fastcompany.com)

27 points | by gortok 4 hours ago

9 comments

  • lurk2 2 hours ago
    > What is so insulting to me about those AI-written messages is that they take less time and consideration to produce than they do to consume.

    This is as long as the article needed to be.

  • DrSiemer 37 minutes ago
    A valid point of criticism, but I do wonder if this only applies to those who can (still) easily spot LLM assisted output.

    Many people lack the time or writing skills to produce something elegant by themselves, so for them it's like fake breasts: an upgrade for the less discerning larger part of the target audience, as long as they don't look to closely.

  • yellowapple 1 hour ago
    > Presenting a friend or colleague with a note an AI wrote is like inviting them over for dinner and microwaving a Stouffer’s. An AI post on LinkedIn is bringing that same microwaved dinner to a potluck. You should be embarrassed in either case!

    Hey now, nothing wrong with a Stouffer's, especially for a potluck. Everyone else at the potluck is doing the same thing anyway.

  • antman 1 hour ago
    I use AI to read articles now so no problem
  • gblargg 3 hours ago
    The right response is to use AI to write a reply that is verbose and clearly sounds like AI.
    • jackyinger 2 hours ago
      And then you have AIs talking to each other slopping junk derived from minimal prompting back and forth. Why have humans at all?

      For discernment perhaps? Humans have an authentic connection to the real world.

      • codewench 2 hours ago
        Well someone has to shovel in all the coal we need to power those AIs
  • kcatskcolbdi 3 hours ago
    > And I discovered the pseudo social network that I’d once found cringe is actually full of smart people—who crop up if I’m willing to spend a bit of extra time sharing my writing with them.

    Without some heavy sourcing, I am incredibly hesitant to believe this.

    • lurk2 2 hours ago
      Are you hesitant to believe that there are smart people using LinkedIn, or are you hesitant to believe that they will take the time to engage with you when you write to them?
    • bombcar 3 hours ago
      People don’t hate AI, they just want AI that kisses their assets.
  • kstenerud 3 hours ago
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    • justapassenger 3 hours ago
      It should be required that any AI generated text comes with prompt that created it. So I don’t have to use AI to reverse engineer TLDR.