A survey to see why/how people were having LLMs write their articles. Some findings:
- 40% of “always-LLM” writers never wrote before, 20% rarely wrote before
- 72% of those who generated LLM drafts performed substantial editing, 23% totally rewrote the drafts
- Only 13% felt LLMs captured their voice, only 11% felt LLMs captured their ideas
- 73% did not disclose that they used LLMs to write
AnimalMuppet•1h ago
Only 13% felt LLMs captured their voice, only 11% felt LLMs captured their ideas.
That's what's wrong with LLM writing - it doesn't capture the author's voice. I can't hear a human back there. In a world where more and more people are feeling starved for human connection, that's fatal.
Also fatal: failing to capture the author's ideas. I mean, "author", why are you even bothering to shove this stuff out on the net, if it doesn't actually say what you want to say?
cyndunlop•1h ago
AnimalMuppet•1h ago
That's what's wrong with LLM writing - it doesn't capture the author's voice. I can't hear a human back there. In a world where more and more people are feeling starved for human connection, that's fatal.
Also fatal: failing to capture the author's ideas. I mean, "author", why are you even bothering to shove this stuff out on the net, if it doesn't actually say what you want to say?