Pointless Precision Is Harmful

EN Qualia

Whenever I use AI, there’s almost always that one extra thing it just didn’t need to say.

As long as that remains, I don’t think AI will ever truly surpass humans.

And this isn’t an emotional complaint.
That extra comment is simply useless.

Say I write “about 10%” as a rough estimate, right?

Then they come back with things like,
“Is that 10% factual? Readers may interpret it as a measured figure.”

Alright. Fine. I’ll be honest.
It’s a gut estimate.

Call it an eyeballed estimate if you like.

But that’s not really the point, is it?

The number itself isn’t what matters.

“Only a small fraction of the whole” is what I’m trying to say.
The “10%” is just a tool for expressing that.

Then there’s stuff like,
“If it were me, I’d do it this way.”

I don’t care!
I didn’t ask how you’d interpret it!

That’s the sort of thing you end up wanting to say.

Well… I do actually say it.

Once or twice would be one thing.
But it happens every single time.

…Is it just me?

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