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When the product works but nothing moves

The demo is impressive. The output is clean. Early users say "wow." Then they go back to doing it the old way. This is one of the common patterns I see in AI tools right now — the build is undeniably…

  • AI tool creates high-quality output but fails to drive adoption.
  • Adoption problem separate from production problem; requires integration into existing workflow.
  • Tool may not fit workflow, be owned by individual, or be ahead of its time.

Does running a document through a rewriting tool change what you have to declare?

I work on a rewriting tool. This is the question we get asked most and answer least comfortably, and it comes up in dev circles as often as it does in academic ones now that a model drafts the first…

  • Running a document through a rewriting tool doesn't change AI disclosure requirement.
  • Tool alters content expression, not erase AI involvement fact.
  • Disclosures focus on writer's process, not tool's output.

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