Welcome to episode 110 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews the recent Deloitte controversy of providing an error-ridden report to the Australian government. The major problem? The report was generated with the help of AI.

The sources from Associated Press (AP News), ABC News (Australia), The Guardian, and Hindustan Times detail the controversy surrounding a $440,000 report produced by Deloitte Australia for the Australian government's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

This report, intended to review the welfare system's compliance framework, was found to contain numerous errors, including fabricated quotes, nonexistent references, and false citations, which were attributed to the use of generative artificial intelligence.

Consequently, Deloitte agreed to issue a partial refund to the government for the substandard work. The news coverage emphasizes that this incident highlights the limitations of AI systems, particularly the tendency for "hallucinations" where the technology invents information.

A senator criticized Deloitte for having a "human intelligence problem." Ultimately, while Deloitte maintained that the report's substantive findings were unchanged, the use of AI was acknowledged in a revised version of the document.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Read the Robbins article "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics": https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 110 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article by show producer Robbins entitled AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics: Larry Ellison. This is part of a series of articles and podcast episodes about more than a dozen lovers and haters of artificial intelligence.

This installment positions Ellison as a quintessential AI believer, highlighting his public statements that artificial intelligence is a "much bigger deal than the industrial revolution" and essential for a new "Golden Age."

This episode reviews Ellison’s perspective on AI’s potential to solve major global issues, such as cancer detection and vaccine design, and details Oracle's crucial involvement in the massive Stargate Project AI infrastructure joint venture.

Furthermore, the article explores a philosophical caution, citing Ellison's controversial comments regarding the potential for AI-enabled systems to facilitate a surveillance state.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Read the original article: https://tinyurl.com/5csum4ws

>> Read the Robbins article "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics": https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 109 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article by Arwa Mahdawi entitled "AI-generated ‘Slop’ is Slowly Killing the Internet, so Why is Nobody Trying to Stop It?

Mahdawi argues that low-quality, AI-generated content, which she refers to as "slop," is overwhelming the internet and displacing human-created material. She criticizes major platforms like Facebook for not only failing to regulate this content, but also actively encouraging it (in some cases by boosting it through algorithms or creating their own AI characters).

This proliferation of AI slop is presented as an acceleration of the "enshittification" of the internet, with the author citing examples such as AI-generated LinkedIn posts and bizarre images like "Shrimp Jesus" found on social media. Ultimately, the article expresses concern about the future of online content as AI-generated material increasingly crowds out genuine human voices.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> View the original Mahdawi article: https://tinyurl.com/yc7p9zp4

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 108 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article by Curt Robbins entitled "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics" that was published on LinkedIn on October 19.

The article presents a balanced overview of the intense debate surrounding artificial intelligence by categorizing prominent figures into two distinct camps: AI Optimists and AI Skeptics. 

The optimists, including CEOs like Sam Altman and Larry Ellison, focus on AI's potential to solve global problems and dramatically increase human productivity, often viewing it as an "intelligence augmenter."

Conversely, the skeptics, such as philosopher Nick Bostrom and "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton, emphasize the existential risks, ethical concerns, and potential societal dangers posed by unaligned superintelligence.

Robbins uses this framework to introduce the central figures and their key arguments regarding the future impact of AI on humanity.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> View the original Robbins article: https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 107 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article Elsa Sklavounou entitled "Edge AI vs. Cloud AI: The Quiet Revolution Reshaping Tech" that was published on September 30 on LinkedIn.

Dynamic show hosts Daphne and Fred unpack this educational article from Sklavounou that discusses the significant technological shift from centralized cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) to decentralized Edge AI.

This article explains that edge AI processes data locally on devices for benefits such as reduced latency, improved security, and lower costs, citing projections that the edge AI market will reach billions of dollars by the early 2030s.

Supporting comments from other LinkedIn users emphasize the hybrid future of AI, where the edge handles real-time operations while the cloud remains crucial for large-scale model training and orchestration.

Overall, this episode analyzes the market forces, economic implications, and key advantages driving the adoption of processing AI models at the device level.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> View the original Sklavounou article: https://tinyurl.com/yudvvefw

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 106 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman regarding concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) will displace knowledge workers and IT professionals.

The YouTube video features Altman and G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao presenting their respective perspectives on the societal impact of AI at the GitEx Global 2025 event held in Dubai in mid-October.

Both executives addressed concerns about AI-driven job displacement, advocating for a stance of adaptability and experimentation over fear. They emphasized that the relationship between humans and AI is a co-evolving system, which suggests a more stable and beneficial societal shift rather than a sudden disruption.

Xiao noted that while G42 is amplifying its human workforce with AI agents, keeping humans at the center of the revolution, he acknowledged that superintelligence may eventually introduce additional risks that require future consideration.

Altman stressed that the future of work will involve redefinition through creative human effort alongside machine intelligence.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> View the original Altman interview video: https://tinyurl.com/mybkufhy

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 105 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article by show producer Curt Robbins entitled "Tool Review: Google's NotebookLM."

The article details NotebookLM's strengths, such as its source-grounded nature that provides inline citations to prevent AI hallucinations and its unique Audio Overview feature for listening to data summaries.

Conversely, the review notes limitations, including the inability to cross-reference content across different notebooks and its lack of advanced formatting features for final document publication.

Finally, the text explains the tool's appeal to diverse audiences, including large enterprises, small companies, and individual consultants, by acting as a force multiplier for knowledge workers.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Read the original Robbins article: https://tinyurl.com/54yd9bah

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 104 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article entitled "The Strategic Convergence of AI, Energy, and Regulation: Lessons from Yotta and Saudi Arabia’s Data Center Ambitions" by Jeanina Awni, the Director of Technology & Innovation at the AL Mikial Law Firm in Saudi Arabia.

The article examines how global leaders are addressing the massive energy demand of AI infrastructure and the geopolitical risks associated with physical data centers. A key focus is on the radical proposal of orbital data centers to achieve resilience and jurisdictional clarity, a concept paralleled by Saudi Arabia’s initiative to create "data embassies" offering foreign legal insulation for data storage.

The article details Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 efforts to become a global data hub through massive investments and a sophisticated new regulatory system designed to attract international tech giants while maintaining government oversight.

Ultimately, the article serves as an overview for legal and corporate professionals regarding the legal and strategic complexities of investing in both orbital and terrestrial data infrastructure in rapidly evolving markets.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Read the original Awni article: https://tinyurl.com/2s4j5sdb

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 103 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article by Amy Daali, who describes herself as a disruptive AI thought leaders and engineer. In her October 8 article entitled "Why We’re Blind to the Real Speed of AI," Daali argues that people are misjudging the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence because of the “exponential growth bias,” which leads humans to perceive progress as linear rather than curved.

Daali notes that while gains in traditional metrics like accuracy appear to be slowing down—with smaller improvements between models like GPT-4o and GPT-5—this metric is fundamentally flawed for assessing true intelligence.

Her insightful article proposes that AI autonomy is a far better measure of progress, defining it as how long an AI can sustain high performance without human intervention.

Research from the METR group shows that this specific capacity has been doubling exponentially every seven months, suggesting AI systems could be capable of month-long autonomous work by 2028-2031 if this trend continues.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Read the original Daali article: https://tinyurl.com/55hkpzkn

>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt

Welcome to episode 102 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.

This episode reviews a recent article by Canadian data science expert and AI thought leader Alina Rivilis entitled "AI Strategy Blueprint: Turning Vision into Value."

This insightful article discusses the necessity of a structured strategy for successful enterprise-wide AI adoption. Rivilis emphasizes that many AI projects fail due to a lack of strategic alignment with core business objectives, asserting that a clear blueprint is crucial for translating AI's promise into measurable return on investment (ROI).

The article then outlines five essential pillars for a winning AI strategy:

1. Strategic alignment
2. Data readiness
3. Scalable technology architecture
4. Governance and risk management
5. Change enablement with workforce readiness

The article concludes that AI must be treated as a core business capability rather than a side project. Furthermore, Rivilis includes an extensive list of technology, industry, and solution categories related to AI and enterprise IT, such as big data, healthcare, cybersecurity, and various vendor platforms.

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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.

I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt

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>> Read the original Rivilis article: https://tinyurl.com/3zv5zyku

>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca

>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z

>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk

>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d

>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td

>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt