SMRTR AIMar 19, 2026Hacker News

The use of AI in writing is perfectly fine

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Responding to criticism that AI writing assistance is harmful, this perspective argues that writing ability is highly intelligence-dependent and naturally unequally distributed, making AI tools necessary rather than lazy shortcuts for many people. Since writing requires significantly more precision than speech and has little tolerance for error, AI assistance helps those without natural writing talent communicate effectively, similar to how glasses help nearsighted people see.

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