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The indirect communication loop

July 16, 2026 · by Jan Schultink
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Humans have a talent of using indirect communication to get an idea across. Powerpoint used to be the culprit. You want a certain decision, you create a big slide deck, hope that the recipient on the other end decodes it correctly and understands your message.

With AI tools, it gets even worse: . “Draft me a memo that says A, B, and C.”, SEND, “Can you summarize this memo for me?”, “The memo basically says A, B, and C”.

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(I wrote a similar blog post before that got lost in the cutover from Squarespace)

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