Almost Never Use AI to Write Anything Substantive

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Article URL: https://erichgrunewald.substack.com/p/why-you-should-almost-never-use-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49767937 Points: 39 # Comments: 19…

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  • Article URL: https://erichgrunewald.substack.com/p/why-you-should-almost-never-use-ai Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49767937 Points: 39 # Comments: 19…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 16:35:24 UTC.

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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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