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If you're using LLMs for prose, I've come to believe that they're best applied as researchers, copyeditors and subeditors rather than as ghostwriters.

21/9/26, 4:16 am1 repost21 likes

Hayden (he/him)

I've read 3 good blog posts on this topic in the last couple of weeks. - @bcantrill.bsky.social: bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/05/t... - @charity.wtf: charity.wtf/p/confession... - @terriblesoftware.org: terriblesoftware.org/2026/09/10/a...

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Hayden (he/him)

Also, special mention to this one from @seanmonstar.com which is kind of related: seanmonstar.com/micro/202609...

seanmonstar.comReading LLM text makes us worse writersThe top advice given to anyone wanting to get better at writing, besides just writing, is to read more. Especially good writing. Because we imitate that whic...