The case against using AI to write: Why outsourcing thought to machines degrades public discourse
By
Fernando Borretti
An everything bagel for the brain. Substantive, layered, well-seasoned.
Summary
A critical opinion piece arguing that using AI to write blog posts, comments, or other public content is intellectually lazy and disrespectful to readers. The author expresses strong contempt for people who outsource their thinking and writing to AI, viewing it as a form of self-replacement that degrades public discourse and the commons of shared knowledge.
Key quotes
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I feel contempt for the author, because if you use AI to write, you are a waste of biomass.
Someone who is so eager to replace themselves, that they would have a machine write in their stead.
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