Comment by nimih
7 hours ago
AI writing is worse on the merits: it is lower quality and has concerning externalities associated with its production.
7 hours ago
AI writing is worse on the merits: it is lower quality and has concerning externalities associated with its production.
It's also reasonably effective proxy to determine whether somebody is actually passionate about the topic they're writing about. If you've got a very strong interest in a specific niche you're typically able to pour pages and pages of ink down talking about it. If you can't be bothered to take the necessary time to distill your thoughts, it signals to me that your thoughts on the topic aren't as worthwhile as someone who's deeply invested in it.
Of course this proxy isn't perfect, I understand many people use AI to make their writing more comprehensible when English isn't their first language.
Often the commentor wants to take a shortcut and just say it's AI written and hand wave it away.
A comment should argue the merit of the work not attack the source or medium.
The medium is the message. I feel like this should be more obvious in 2026 than at any other time in history.
If the author does not care to take the time to craft their message, why should I care to take the time to read it?
If you used AI, and I cannot tell, I don't care that you used AI. But when it's clear and present almost immediately, I feel as though the author does not respect their audience (of which I am a member).
As every composition teacher would say: "use your own words."