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If writing is thinking then what happens if AI is doing the writing and reading?

(hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com)
130 points whobre | 4 comments | 21 Jul 25 23:45 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Herring ◴[22 Jul 25 00:52 UTC] No.44642150[source]▶
Idk, I'm more optimistic than the author.

I'm currently using a LLM to rewrite a fitness book. It takes ~20 pages of rambling text by a professional coach // amateur writer and turns it into a crisp clear 4 pages of latex with informative diagrams, flow charts, color-coding, tables, etc. I sent it out to friends and they all love the new style. Even the ones who hate the gym.

My experience is LLMs can write very very well; we just have to care.

Hubert Humphrey (VP US) was asked how long it would take him to prepare a 15 minute talk: "one week". Asked how long to prepare a two hour talk? "I am ready right now".

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1. wvenable ◴[22 Jul 25 03:53 UTC] No.44643082[source]▶
> 4 pages of latex with informative diagrams, flow charts, color-coding, tables, etc.

What tool are you using for this?

I too have used LLM to do writing that, frankly, I wouldn't have done without it. Often I don't even take what it says but it helps to get the ideas out in written form and then I can edit it to sound more like how I want to sound.

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2. Herring ◴[22 Jul 25 04:20 UTC] No.44643200[source]▶
Gemini pro + overleaf (learned latex from a long stint in grad school). Cheers mate.
3. intended ◴[22 Jul 25 04:43 UTC] No.44643302[source]▶
Production became easier -

But your consumer changed as well.

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4. wvenable ◴[22 Jul 25 16:39 UTC] No.44649625[source]▶
When I wasn't producing anything, I didn't have any consumers. But it's a fair point; I think a lot of effort needs to go in to not sound like an AI. I hate low-effort AI content in videos, text, etc. It still takes effort but I find it much less effort than sitting at an empty page.