this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2026
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And if you have to do the research yourself anyway to verify what the LLM spits out, you might as well start with that, forget the AI, and save time.
This is where I land.
The vast majority of my work, if I ran it through an LLM, would make it mandatory to do more testing and verification than is needed in the first place... so there's no goddamn point.
And it's not even just that. There are many reasons why using AI is detrimental, even when it's supposed to (or does) make things "easier".
https://fortune.com/2026/03/13/ai-isnt-reducing-workloads-its-straining-employees-time-spent-emailing-doubled-deep-focus-work-fell/
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-ai-efficiency-trap-when-productivity-tools-create-perpetual-pressure/
https://dmnews.com/a-if-youve-started-using-ai-to-write-emails-you-used-to-write-yourself-psychology-says-you-havent-saved-time-youve-outsourced-a-micro-decision-that-was-quietly-telling-you-something-about/