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August 12, 2026 · 12 min read

Does using an LLM actually improve your writing?

Does using an LLM actually improve your writing? I found no direct answer, but three concepts (anchoring, design fixation, and automation bias) help explain why the question is so hard to pin down, and give some dimensions worth judging AI-assisted writing by.

June 30, 2026 · 6 min read

Sharing secrets with agents

Coding agents are much less useful without credentials. Two moves — assume the leak, then make the leaked thing worthless — and what that looks like in practice with a sandbox, a local proxy, and expendable tokens.