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by satisfice 95 days ago
“I directed the argument.”

The problem is I don’t know that, and I’m not convinced the author can know that either. Perhaps it influenced him in ways he is not aware.

My policy is I never let AI draft anything I write. It’s all my voice and my constructions. If I quote AI I will make that explicit. I do allow AI to review and complain about my work, but not to make any changes.

I don’t want anyone to be justified in questioning my authenticity the way I am justified in questioning the authenticity of this author.

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Yes, the issues is that LLMs sometimes fill semantic gaps.

When I write an article and I notice that there are steps missing for a conclusion then I do some research and fill them in.

These gaps often only show up when drafting, so if the LLM drafts, it might see a need to fill them in. You read the draft and see no steps are missing, but since you didn't do the research for the filled in steps, and they "look good to you", you might miss errors.

good example!