alt Hacker NewsOften i think of a novel idea or solution to a problem, but use AI to communicate or adjust what I already wrote out so it’s more comprehensible. Sometimes when I write, it’s hard to understand.
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jamiek88 • yesterday at 11:29 PM
How do you expect to get better at it then if you avoid the hard work and emotional weight of fixing it?
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sharken • yesterday at 10:17 PM
In that sense AI is a tool much like a dictionary, it enhances and I'd say improve the end result.
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The more you write, the less this will be true. The more you write, the better you will become at it. Using an LLM to write is like sending a robot to the gym for you.
The more you use an LLM to write for you, the worse you will become at writing yourself. There is simply no other possible outcome. It's even true of spellcheck - the more you use a spellcheck the worse you become at spelling. I know this for a fact because I can no longer spell for shit. However, spelling is to writing as arithmetic is to mathematics. I also can't add up, but I have a degree in pure mathematics.
LLMs are a cancer on human thought and expression.