Whether AI can write blog posts is up for debate again
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An author who has long disliked LLM-generated text re-examined his position and still does not accept AI-written blog posts. He cites a survey by Cynthia Dunlop saying 98% of readers prefer imperfect but genuine human writing, and agrees with Charity Majors and Bryan Cantrill's criticism of AI writing style. These claims come from the author himself and the survey and commentators he cites; the report does not give the survey's methodology or scope.
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The author, who previously rejected LLM-written text outright, reconsiders after noticing that LLM writing has become "vaguely plausible," but still argues that trust, thinking, and readability suffer when AI writes blog posts. He distinguishes argument-driven writing, where LLM use is anathema, from operational writing like READMEs and runbooks, where it is acceptable, and sets out rules: don't let LLMs write for you, use them only for review, and don't trust their sycophantic feedback.
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