Is that AI-generated story from Sam Altman's "new model" brilliant or terrible? The answer might depend on how your brain processes information.
As someone with ADHD, I found myself oddly captivated by the story Jennifer Walshe describes in her analysis. Not because the story itself was particularly good (it sounds pretty mid, honestly), but because of the fascinating way she dissects it - looking for the "texture" of AI writing, the "frayed joins" and "unnaturally smooth sections."
Your Brain on AI Content
When you have ADHD, you're often hyper-aware of patterns others might miss. The dopamine-seeking brain excels at making connections, noticing inconsistencies, and picking up on subtleties that neurotypical readers might gloss over. This makes us uniquely positioned to develop what Walshe calls a "new type of literacy" for AI content.
Think about it:
We naturally look for the weird edges in content
We're sensitive to tone shifts that don't quite fit
We catch repetitive patterns quickly (he…
