AI Has Killed the Internet's Most Useful Filter: Polish

A security researcher's observation about AI-generated content quality is resonating: when everything looks professional, professionalism stops being a signal.

Security researcher @cyb3rops posted an observation that struck a nerve: "AI has killed one of the most useful filters on Internet... AI made polish cheap." The insight is simple but far-reaching. For years, the quality of writing, design, and presentation served as a rough proxy for the quality of the underlying product or idea. Poorly written documentation meant a poorly maintained project. A slick landing page meant someone had invested real resources.

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