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    I don't want to read what you didn't write

    The essay laments the unreadability of AI‑generated design docs, PR summaries, and other engineering writing, citing a survey where 78% of readers quit when they suspect AI involvement. The author finds AI useful only when they control the prompt and context—e.g., for grammar checks, citation generation, and diagram creation while writing a paper—but not for producing the core narrative. He highl…

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