I Don't Want to Read What You Didn't Write
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Colin Breck 直接开喷:现在到处都是 AI 生成的设计文档、PR 摘要甚至私人消息,读起来像受刑。问题在于,写的人给 AI 喂了大量上下文和提示词,自己看输出觉得挺有用,但读者完全没有这些背景,被迫逐行硬啃机器吐出来的细节,根本分不清哪些重要、哪些是废话。他引了一组调查数据:78% 的开发者发现文章有 AI 味就会停止阅读,71% 会直接拉黑...
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- Hacker News front pageI Don't Want to Read What You Didn't Write
Colin Breck argues that AI-generated design docs, PR summaries, and even personal messages are punishing to read because the reader lacks the prompt context the author had. He cites a survey where 78% of developers stop reading AI-scented articles and 71% avoid the author. His own productive use: AI checks his academic writing against source code and logs for accuracy, but never writes a single line. The core claim: vulnerability and risk in writing are the relationship itself; AI that removes them removes the human.