I was insulted today – AI style

I was insulted today - AI style

12 Feb, 2026

There I was minding my own business, plodding through the working day, getting on with my tasks.

A colleague asked me to proof-read his report and offer feedback. I am the kind of guy that lets a lot of things slip. I appreciate we all write in different styles, grammar, and tone; we all mangle punctuation to suit.

If am asked to critique, I prefer constructive rather than, "hang on while I rewrite this in my own style" kind of approach. Today I simply suggested that the report open with a summary paragraph, introducing the topic — it had launched into a discussion, assuming the reader was already familiar with the topic.

I kindly offered a topping paragraph, consisting of a few sentences.

The response from him

and I quote:

Thanks for that. Totally agree. Your opening paragraph is amazing and sets the scene perfectly. Did you run it through AI?

Well, you can imagine my reaction upon reading this. I was incandescent with rage.

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