3 ms·
Pros - will make corporate speak in writing much easier to pull off. Being capable to write like an MBA/HR bot is a good skill for engineers to have. Cons - wi
by dogman144 5y ago
Pros - will make corporate speak in writing much easier to pull off. Being capable to write like an MBA/HR bot is a good skill for engineers to have.
Cons - will homogenize language away from the diverse, semi-structured, creative space it is, and toward MBA/HR bot speak. Shakespeare invented a few words, and those words likely would be flagged. Sure we're not all Shakespeare, but the ramifications of flattening a language are significant and need to be taken seriously. Misinformation thrives in brittle ecosystems where the semantic meaning is flexible and the supporting ecosystem is brittle in the ability to respond to changes. Tools like this do this flattening and brittling specifically.
- stby 5y agoMS Word has had similar features for a few years now, so I think the world outside of HN already has some experience with it. In a professional setting, it's very useful. It's not just about ethnic slurs, which usually don't even find their way into my documents, but also about checking for clarity and conciseness. In the end, I've found that they usually improve my writing. Of course, when writing text messages in WhatsApp or composing a novel, these suggestions are not necessary or even harmful. As long as these tools are optional, however, I don't see any harm there either.