A Prompt Is Not a Thought
The article discusses the challenges posed by the influx of AI-generated documents in the workplace. It highlights the difficulty of filtering valuable content from the overwhelming amount of generic material. The author advocates for a cooperative approach where human thought precedes AI assistance to maintain quality and focus.
- ▪The author receives numerous AI-generated documents weekly, making it hard to prioritize reading.
- ▪AI has enabled more people to write, but it has also led to a flood of low-quality content.
- ▪The author emphasizes the importance of human effort in producing quality work and suggests a process for writing that prioritizes human thought.
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A Prompt Is Not a Thought May 16, 2026 ◆ I wake up, eat my breakfast, sit at my computer. The first thing I see on Slack is a question from my colleague: “Why did you not comment on the document I shared with you last week?” Why I haven’t read your doc I feel a bit guilty, for I have not even read it. I value being a reliable person and co-worker, so I open up the document. It is AI-generated. The reason I haven’t read it is that I get at least 5 of these requests a week. Suddenly, everyone is a prolific writer. Most of the documents are verbose, generic, and clearly unread even by their senders. I do not want to read it.
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