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Thanks to LLMs, we no longer need to read incredibly long documents. Simply pop them into an AI and get a summary of the key points. Already, friends and clients are using LLMs to chew through long legal documents, and team strategy documents are being created with ease.
When you send your boss/client/co-worker a long document… will they read it? I know many agency owners who send long PDF updates to clients with stats and updates, and…. crickets.
How about their comprehension?
It’s funny how much we all play telephone with each other through writing, and speaking. We send out long docs, read in half-hearted ways, which are not fully being understood.
The problem with sophisticated LLMs that generate long documents is that more material isn’t the problem. Decision-making is the problem. Clarity is the problem. Long documents rarely contain long amounts of true strategy or clarity. More often, they hide or provide redundancy.
Oh, You want another 10 pages of strategy? *Click*
Clarity, direction, and simplicity are what we will crave when adding more and more pages of strategy that come from a click of a button. You’ll get the benefits by being able to read long documents, too. That type of hard mental effort is rewarded when what you’re reading truly has substance and it helps you grasp concepts better.
Either way, AI will make this easier for us.
While your “Taste” and decision-making still matter, it’s best to hone the skill of taking long documents and making them short, concise, and clear.
We don’t need another 10 pages. We need your best ideas.
xx David