The Sweet Spot
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Programming

2026
July
AI Nutrition Facts

Below is an edited copy of a memo I circulated at work. Various folks had been growing weary of reviewing AI slop. In this memo, I made the case for AI disclosures in written or generated artifacts. What do you think?

May
I'm tired of reading your slop

As a reader, reading AI-generated content brings up deep feelings of revulsion and makes it harder to connect to the author's content. But where does it come from?

April
All Hail the Humans

There is just so much AI hype going around nowadays, it's hard to figure out what's real and what's noise. The right thing to do is to bet on humans.