GoKawiilMartin Fowler warns writers against letting LLMs draft their prose
Writer Martin Fowler describes an 'uncanny valley' reaction he gets when reading text that feels LLM-generated, even without obvious markers like em-dashes. He expresses skepticism toward AI-detection tools, arguing they miss the point since the discomfort is a human reaction that occurs before any tool verdict matters. Fowler advises authors to avoid drafting with LLMs or even accepting AI rephrasing suggestions, though he considers AI-generated outlines potentially acceptable.