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This article is great in the sense that it describes most of what I'm doing nowadays as a technical writer. I even put different LLMs reviewing each other's drafts, which is a lot of fun. That's why, personally, I can't be so pessimistic as others are currently being. LLMs are just a new technology that you need to incorporate in your workflows. Of course, there are some skills that will probably become atrofied. At the same time, a new set of skills is emerging. If you don't see that. you will be completely left behind. You just need to use these tools by making use of critical thinking.

"After deliberation for a few months, I reached a conclusion about what I wanted to say: the model that’s emerging is a cyborg model of technical writing, a humans + AI combination. This is in contrast to the many articles, which now seem to come at an even faster pace, saying that AI will replace human labor. I realize there’s a lot of opinion on this debate, but my argument for why the humans + AI (cyborgs) model is the winning one, rather than replacement, is because of this observation: almost no tech writers at my work have automated complex processes using AI. And in my own use of AI over the past few years, the model that’s emerged is a close intertwining of machine and human interaction to produce content. I’m talking with AI all day. It’s not doing much on its own without my constant steering, direction, and feedback."

https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cyborg-model-emerging-talk

#AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Chatbots #TechnicalWriting #TechnicalDocumentation #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareDocumentation

This article is great in the sense that it describes most of what I'm doing nowadays as a technical writer. I even put different LLMs reviewing each other's drafts, which is a lot of fun. That's why, personally, I can't be so pessimistic as others are currently being. LLMs are just a new technology that you need to incorporate in your workflows. Of course, there are some skills that will probably become atrofied. At the same time, a new set of skills is emerging. If you don't see that. you will be completely left behind. You just need to use these tools by making use of critical thinking.

"After deliberation for a few months, I reached a conclusion about what I wanted to say: the model that’s emerging is a cyborg model of technical writing, a humans + AI combination. This is in contrast to the many articles, which now seem to come at an even faster pace, saying that AI will replace human labor. I realize there’s a lot of opinion on this debate, but my argument for why the humans + AI (cyborgs) model is the winning one, rather than replacement, is because of this observation: almost no tech writers at my work have automated complex processes using AI. And in my own use of AI over the past few years, the model that’s emerged is a close intertwining of machine and human interaction to produce content. I’m talking with AI all day. It’s not doing much on its own without my constant steering, direction, and feedback."

https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cyborg-model-emerging-talk

#AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Chatbots #TechnicalWriting #TechnicalDocumentation #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareDocumentation

This article is great in the sense that it describes most of what I'm doing nowadays as a technical writer. I even put different LLMs reviewing each other's drafts, which is a lot of fun. That's why, personally, I can't be so pessimistic as others are currently being. LLMs are just a new technology that you need to incorporate in your workflows. Of course, there are some skills that will probably become atrofied. At the same time, a new set of skills is emerging. If you don't see that. you will be completely left behind. You just need to use these tools by making use of critical thinking.

"After deliberation for a few months, I reached a conclusion about what I wanted to say: the model that’s emerging is a cyborg model of technical writing, a humans + AI combination. This is in contrast to the many articles, which now seem to come at an even faster pace, saying that AI will replace human labor. I realize there’s a lot of opinion on this debate, but my argument for why the humans + AI (cyborgs) model is the winning one, rather than replacement, is because of this observation: almost no tech writers at my work have automated complex processes using AI. And in my own use of AI over the past few years, the model that’s emerged is a close intertwining of machine and human interaction to produce content. I’m talking with AI all day. It’s not doing much on its own without my constant steering, direction, and feedback."

https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cyborg-model-emerging-talk

#AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Chatbots #TechnicalWriting #TechnicalDocumentation #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareDocumentation

This article is great in the sense that it describes most of what I'm doing nowadays as a technical writer. I even put different LLMs reviewing each other's drafts, which is a lot of fun. That's why, personally, I can't be so pessimistic as others are currently being. LLMs are just a new technology that you need to incorporate in your workflows. Of course, there are some skills that will probably become atrofied. At the same time, a new set of skills is emerging. If you don't see that. you will be completely left behind. You just need to use these tools by making use of critical thinking.

"After deliberation for a few months, I reached a conclusion about what I wanted to say: the model that’s emerging is a cyborg model of technical writing, a humans + AI combination. This is in contrast to the many articles, which now seem to come at an even faster pace, saying that AI will replace human labor. I realize there’s a lot of opinion on this debate, but my argument for why the humans + AI (cyborgs) model is the winning one, rather than replacement, is because of this observation: almost no tech writers at my work have automated complex processes using AI. And in my own use of AI over the past few years, the model that’s emerged is a close intertwining of machine and human interaction to produce content. I’m talking with AI all day. It’s not doing much on its own without my constant steering, direction, and feedback."

https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/cyborg-model-emerging-talk

#AI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #Chatbots #TechnicalWriting #TechnicalDocumentation #SoftwareDevelopment #SoftwareDocumentation

It's not very often that GPT5 surprises me. In fact, I would say it's quite rare when compared to Gemini 2.5 Pro. But this time, it really, really surprised.

I asked the LLM if it could provide me a list of tools, technologies, and platforms used for documenting software, ordered from a less "docs-as-code" approach to a more documentation-based approach were docs are seen as product. I also noted that this list should also represent the level of technological autonomy provided by each tool - from less to more autonomous.

The output left me really astonished, in the sense that's perfectly accurate and spot on:

#TechnicalWriting #DocsAsCode #TechnicalDocumentation #SoftwareDocumentation #SoftwareDevelopment #TechnicalCommunication

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Mass attack hits cities overnight as Ukrainians brace for 50 more days of Russian terror — Ukrainian startup says its drones could work on their own by year’s end, thanks to AI — Russian agent caught ‘red-handed’ planting explosives in Rivne apartment building — 5 killed, 53 injured in Ukraine as Russia strikes hospitals, residential areas across country … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/wednesday-july-16-2025/