Why You Should Almost Never Use AI to Write Anything Substantive
birchlse · x · 2026-08-07
The article explores why you should avoid using AI to write substantive content such as blog posts, reports, or thoughtful emails.
The author argues that writing is not just about outputting words; it is an essential part of the thinking process. Outsourcing this to AI can degrade our ability to think deeply and clarify complex logic. Furthermore, AI-generated text often contains vagueness and factual inaccuracies that are hard to notice, and presenting unlabelled AI text as your own is misleading.
However, the author is not anti-AI. They highly recommend using AI for research, data analysis, brainstorming, and providing feedback on drafts—as long as the core thinking and final decisions remain human-driven.
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