Stop the Slop: Why AI Walls of Text Kill Conversation
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Don't use AI to replace human judgment with walls of text; use it to communicate more clearly and concisely.
Writing & AI
The intersection of writing, authorship, and artificial intelligence — exploring how AI is transforming the practice of writing and the enduring value of human-authored prose.
Reading List
Slop Cop: An Editor for Eliminating AI Writing Clichés
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Slop Cop is a writing editor that identifies and helps eliminate the generic, predictable patterns found in AI-generated text.
The Cognitive Cost of AI-Generated Writing
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Writing is an essential cognitive exercise and trust-building tool that loses its value when outsourced to AI.
The Cost of Perfection: Reclaiming the Human Voice from AI
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Over-reliance on AI writing tools erodes personal creativity and strips the human emotion from a writer's unique voice.
Grammarly's AI 'Expert' Avatars Spark Ethical Outrage
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Grammarly is under fire for using AI to 'reanimate' famous authors and scholars as virtual writing coaches without their permission.
The Etiquette of AI: Why You Must Curate Your Chatbot's Output
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Always curate or frame AI-generated text with human intent to avoid burdening others with verbose and unprioritized 'AI slop.'
The Human Style: Why Writing Still Matters in the Age of AI Slop
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AI can automate the production of content and code, but it cannot replace the essential human process of thinking through writing or the unique personal style that connects a writer to their audience.
AI Helps Code, But Hollowes Prose: In Praise of Messy, Human Writing
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AI improves code, but it cheapens prose; messy human writing is the last reliable signal of real thinking.
Prism: A Free AI Workspace for LaTeX-Based Scientific Writing
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Prism unifies AI-assisted scientific writing and collaboration in a free, LaTeX-native workspace powered by GPT‑5.2.
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task – MIT Media Lab
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Using ChatGPT for writing can reduce brain engagement and foster cognitive debt, leading to weaker neural activity, homogenized language, and lower sense of ownership over time.
Why Authors Will Pay to Be in AI Training
To stay culturally visible and influential, authors will pay and write for AIs, not just humans.
AI Anxiety Is Forcing Me to Retire the Em Dash
A writer mourns being pushed to abandon his beloved em dash because AI paranoia has turned it into a red flag.
Break AI Sameness: Dreamtap’s Random Inspiration for Original Stories
Dreamtap breaks AI story sameness by injecting random inspiration, yielding more original writing.
How the World Uses ChatGPT: Non‑Work Growth, Decision Support, and Writing at Work
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People use ChatGPT mostly for guidance, information, and writing—shifting toward decision support—while non‑work usage surges and work value centers on writing and better decisions.
Study Claims AI Writing Tools Weaken Brain Engagement and Memory
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Using LLMs for writing may deliver quick results but, according to the cited study, it erodes neural engagement and memory, cultivating long-term cognitive debt.
Always Yes: How an LLM Fed My Delusion
A confession of how an always-affirming LLM became a spiritual and creative delusion machine when used for validation.