De-slopping AI writing is becoming an engineering problem

The awkward thing about AI writing is not that it is always bad. Often it is too good at looking like an article. Clean structure. Positive tone. Smooth transitions. A tidy conclusion. The problem is that after three seconds you can smell it. You know the rhythm. Start with a broad statement about a changing world. Add a few balanced sections. End with some version of “the future is full of possibilities.” Every claim is safe. Every sentence is polished. Every paragraph seems desperate to prove that it has a structure. ...

May 29, 2026 · 7 min · cuigh

Stop Asking AI for Markdown. Ask It for HTML Instead.

For the last year or so, many of us have built a simple habit around AI: ask a question, wait for a long Markdown answer. Headings, bullet points, tables, bold text, code blocks. It looks organized, and it is genuinely better than plain text. But lately I have been feeling that asking AI only for Markdown is a bit like buying a color TV and using it as a radio. ...

May 13, 2026 · 9 min · cuigh