If you are asking for human attention, demonstrate human effort(tombedor.dev)
1715 points by jjfoooo4 45 days ago | 501 comments
tl;dr: As AI-generated content floods workplace communication, sending unreviewed AI output to colleagues has become a form of disrespect—if it wasn't worth your time to read, why should it be worth theirs? The author proposes a simple rule: if you're asking for human attention, demonstrate human effort by labeling AI-generated content clearly and adding your own review or commentary before passing it along.
HN Discussion:
  • Personal anecdotes of coworkers flooding teams with unreviewed AI content confirm the article's thesis
  • Reciprocity in effort is a long-standing principle that naturally applies to AI-generated content
  • Workers who fully delegate to LLMs risk making themselves redundant and should prove their worth
  • ~Prompts should be shared alongside AI output for transparency and reproducibility
  • Tools and signatures to verify human authorship could help address the problem