Do they know we can tell it's AI slop?
The article discusses the author's concerns about the use of AI-generated content in communications by the entrepreneurs they work for. While the author respects their colleagues, they worry that reliance on AI slop could damage their reputation with important stakeholders. The author seeks advice on how to address this issue without causing offense.
- ▪The author works as CTO/CFO for a group of entrepreneurs who often use AI-generated content in their communications.
- ▪Despite the positive impression on most audiences, the author fears that this practice could embarrass them in front of bankers and corporate partners.
- ▪The author provides examples of how AI slop has negatively impacted their professional interactions, including a critique of an SEO site and canned interview questions.
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What do I do when the entrepreneurs I work for send out AI slop in their communications?I work for a great group of entrepreneurs as CTO/fCFO. They are all sales guys. In my childhood and professional career, I have seen so many toxic partnerships. I don’t waste any time on those anymore and I genuinely respect the guys I work for.So, to the main question, what do I do when it’s blatant that they are just copying AI slop from Grok or chatGPT? I notice it all the time. But I genuinely respect these guys (unlike my son’s inadequate math teacher who pastes AI slop into emails to me…). It’s an 80/20 issue. For a majority of their audience, they make a positive and knowledgeable impression. But for the rest of us, it’s it takes them down a notch.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Ycombinator.