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rjwse@aol.com · 07-21-2025, 06:00 AM

Science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon is credited with Sturgeon's Law:
"Ninety percent of everything is crud." He first articulated this idea in the March 1958 issue of Venture Science Fiction in defense of science fiction, which was often criticized for its perceived low quality. Sturgeon argued that while 90% of science fiction might be "crud", 90% of everything is crud, and the remaining 10% of high-quality work is what truly matters. So, 90% of human-writing is crud; so is 90% of AI-writing.

Moonbase59 · 07-21-2025, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rjwse@aol.com

[…] the remaining 10% of high-quality work is what truly matters.

Indeed. Only it’s becoming harder every day to find it in the first place.

rjwse@aol.com · 07-21-2025, 01:59 PM

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Indeed. Only it’s becoming harder every day to find it in the first place.

"Es ist nichts furchtbarer als Einbildungskraft ohne Geschmack" -- Johann v. G.

Quoth · 07-23-2025, 05:47 AM

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/...ty_us_workers/

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so is 90% of AI-writing.

Maybe 100%

DrNefario · 07-23-2025, 06:13 AM

Since AI writing is generated from everything else, I guess 100% of it must be 90% garbage.

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07-21-2025, 06:00 AM	#46
rjwse@aol.com Addict Posts: 324 Karma: 2228060 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: LaVernia, Texas Device: kindle epub readers on android	Science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon is credited with Sturgeon's Law: "Ninety percent of everything is crud." He first articulated this idea in the March 1958 issue of Venture Science Fiction in defense of science fiction, which was often criticized for its perceived low quality. Sturgeon argued that while 90% of science fiction might be "crud", 90% of everything is crud, and the remaining 10% of high-quality work is what truly matters. So, 90% of human-writing is crud; so is 90% of AI-writing.

07-23-2025, 06:13 AM	#50
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,204 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Since AI writing is generated from everything else, I guess 100% of it must be 90% garbage.