The Problem
Artificial intelligence is amazing but it dilutes the voice of natural intelligence. We ask AI to expand our simple human blurbs into verbose paragraphs. Then our readers ask AI to summarize that verbosity into simple understandable blurbs.
The Solution
Share each original unfiltered AI-free blurb as is. The raw sound of imperfect human natural intelligence can be a breath of fresh air and clarity.
NIBs is a personal policy that most casual emails, chats, and texts, regardless of recipient or subject, will be brief and free of AI.
Q: Why is this email brief and unpolished?
A: https://heyrob.net/nibs
Side note: I loathe the uncanny valley grammatically perfect corpselike sound of AI language. Sure, I know it’s getting better, but I love human imperfections. I jokingly tell friends, “Write so stinky bad that no one accuses you of using AI”. But there is a kernel of truth in that joke.
See one of the inspirations for this idea: three sentences.
The Elements of Simple 