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Re:A letter to those who fired tech writers because of AI by chiefalchemist on Thursday January 15, 2026 @09:02PM (#46642147)
That's a function of the prompt. The tool only performs as well as you're able to instruct it.
Re:A letter to those who fired tech writers because of AI by LtWorf on Friday January 16, 2026 @02:15AM (#46643888)
You expect people who cannot write to become skilled writers to instruct llms?
Re:A letter to those who fired tech writers because of AI by chiefalchemist on Friday January 16, 2026 @07:55AM (#46645919)
No. I'm expecting you not to blame the screwdriver because people decide to use it as a hammer.

But to your point, you might not like the slop, but that slop, sadly, is still better than what it would have been otherwise.

Re:A letter to those who fired tech writers because of AI by LtWorf on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:44AM (#46656710)
It's just longer, it won't carry more information.
Re:A letter to those who fired tech writers because of AI by chiefalchemist on Saturday January 17, 2026 @07:08AM (#46657401)
The irony here is great. Perfect. Thank you for proving my point. I can see why you struggle with LLMs.