Passing off AI-generated ideas as your own is rude, author says
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-08-04
A short statement that using AI to generate ideas for others without disclosure is rude.
The post says people should know how to use AI themselves, and that reputation is hard to recover once you repeatedly ask others to do work you could have done. The underlying theme is that authorship and effort will matter more as AI becomes commonplace.
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