Why default LLM writing is tiring: SE optimization leads to over-hedging
ipeirotis · x · 2026-08-27
The author theorizes that default LLM writing is exhausting because models are heavily optimized for software engineering. This optimization leaks into writing, requiring every sentence to be correct, hedged, and defensible.
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