// HACKER NEWS — CYBERSECURITY
Don't Paste the AI, please
When someone asks you something, they want your answer.
Not a wall of unedited ChatGPT output. A short reply from you beats
a long one from a model, every time.
Someone asked you a real question. You popped it into a chatbot, copied the answer, and sent it back.
It felt fast. It felt helpful. And it usually isn't.
The person on the other side has the same tools you do. If they wanted the generic
answer, they would have gotten it in four seconds. They asked you because they wanted
your take on it... Your context, your taste, your judgement.
The world is filled with people that don't want to read or think about things, don't be one of them.
If someone just dropped a wall of model output in your DMs, Slack, or PR review, you can send them
this link. No lecture required.
If you'd rather send someone the version with feelings attached, we've got you covered.
If someone sent you this link: they like you. Read it, take a breath, and write the next reply
yourself.
Satire, mostly. Free to share, remix, and translate — PRs welcome on
GitHub.