Photo by Photo by Katja Ano on Unsplash

Since the beginning of the year, the use of LLMs has increased significantly, not only in coding and software engineering but also in product management, consulting, and many other fields. From LLMs to agents to specialised AI skills, the technology is evolving at an incredible pace.

Unlike some people who worry that AI will take their jobs, I believe we should embrace these tools and use them to improve the quality of our work and our lives. AI has become an invaluable assistant, and I wouldn’t want to work without it anymore.

However, there is one area where I don’t want to rely on AI: human interactions.

The reason I’m bringing this up is because of a situation I’m currently facing with one of my colleagues. They work in a different department, and for the past four months, every Slack message they’ve sent me has ended with a “Sent with Claude” tag.

I’ve met them in person many times, and we’ve had plenty of authentic conversations in the office. They’re thoughtful, friendly, and easy to talk to. But our asynchronous conversations feel completely different. They no longer sound like the person I know.

The issue isn’t that they’re using Claude. I use AI every day myself. The issue is that I no longer know whether I’m reading their thoughts or an AI-generated response. Over time, it starts to feel less like a conversation between two people and more like an exchange between two assistants.

I believe AI should help us think, create, and get things done faster while producing higher-quality work. But when it comes to communicating with other people, I think we should establish sensible guardrails. Not every message has to be perfectly polished. Sometimes the imperfections, the writing style, and the personality behind a message are exactly what make it human.

Perhaps this is the future of work, and I’ll eventually get used to it. But today, I still value knowing that there’s a real person on the other side of the conversation.