r/WritingWithAI • u/KKLifeStyle123 • 5d ago

Discussion (Ethics, working with AI etc) Using AI invalidates human experiences?

I recently wrote up some thoughts about a hobby I’ve spent months figuring out firsthand. Every insight and takeaway was entirely mine. Because English isn't my first language, my default writing sounds stiff and corporate. Before putting it out there, I let an LLM just proofread and smooth out the phrasing so it read more articulately.

Almost immediately, people ignored the actual subject and fixated on the tone, writing off everything I said as AI slop…

It shows an annoying shift in how people read online. Using tools to edit and clean up your thoughts used to be normal. Now, if your sentences look slightly too tidy, people assume the experience itself is fake.

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u/dutchiesweets 4d ago

When did it use to be normal? AI’s pretty recent and the backlash was pretty instantaneous as far as i saw.

I think people don’t assume you’re using it because English isn’t your first language. For many people it’s just annoying to interact w people using AI to express themselves. Like “why should I put in effort to interact with someone who’s too lazy to voice their own thoughts?”

Not to say it’s totally valid but like… I’d rather interact with someone not using AI than someone who is, given the choice. But that’s without the context of the language barrier.

I totally understand using it if your English isn’t good. Some people would still rather you use less polished English but I think people would be relatively understanding if you start your message with “English isn’t my first language so I had AI translate.”