Paul Graham says AI kills rambling writing; reply counters polish hides low idea density
omooretweets · x · 2026-09-06
Paul Graham argues AI will be especially fatal to writing that takes too long to reach the point — a more concise alternative always exists, and 99% of readers will choose it. omooretweets counters with the opposite observation: AI one-shot writing is so polished it disguises low idea density and gets published as-is. His test: have Claude write a paragraph, pick a phrase, and ask "what does this actually mean" — often nothing substantive is behind it.
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