Sometimes AI summaries feel just like “three-minute movie recaps.”
Why I’m Growing Disenchanted with AI Summarization
Lately, I’ve realized I’m gradually starting to dislike the whole trend of AI summarizing.
It reminds me of those flood-of-content short videos — three minutes to watch a whole movie, five minutes to finish an anime, ten minutes to get through The Three-Body Problem.
The Trigger
This feeling hit me last weekend, when I organized one event and attended a couple of others.
It was the first time a weekend felt that busy.
I’m generally an introvert, somewhat socially anxious, and I rarely go out to meet people. If I can stay home doing my own thing, I will.
But while talking to many people about AI, I noticed something repeated over and over:
Almost everyone, intentionally or not, mentioned how they often use AI to summarize articles, podcasts, or videos.
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My Position: I Rarely Use AI Summaries
When asked, I would say:
> Apart from meeting notes, I never use AI to summarize content.
This surprised people — You? An AI blogger? You never use AI for summarization?
Yes, it’s true. I don’t use it much. And although I personally dislike it, I know it’s incredibly popular.
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Why People Love AI Summaries
At first, I assumed summarization’s popularity was about laziness.
Later, I realized it’s also about fear — the fear of missing out and fear of wasting time.
We live in an age of overwhelming information:
- Unread messages on WeChat
- Trending topics on Weibo
- Industry insights
- Another 4-hour podcast
- Yesterday’s groundbreaking paper
It's impossible to consume everything. AI summaries offer a shortcut to:
- Quickly grasp key points
- Sound well-read in conversation
- Recall bite-sized quotes effortlessly
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The Issue: Losing Depth and Resonance
For me, the most precious things are often found in moments others might consider “wasted.”
Example: The Shawshank Redemption
For two hours, you feel Andy’s despair, his quiet persistence, and his victory. That rain-soaked moment of freedom outside the prison stays with you for life.
Example: Code Geass
You witness Lelouch’s transformation through fifty episodes, bearing the world’s sins to achieve peace. That emotional weight can’t be condensed into three minutes.
A three-minute summary gives you the plot.
But the emotional resonance — gone.
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Speed vs. Experience
AI summaries act like those short explainers: efficient, but stripping away:
- Tone
- Prose
- Musical rhythm
- Sincere gazes
- Subtle pauses
Good content isn’t just about ideas or story. It’s about building a space you inhabit — achieving flow, where you journey alongside its characters and themes.
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A Personal Example: Building “The Wandering Earth II” Benben Block Set
Recently, I began assembling a complex block set:
- Thousands of pieces
- 2,000 pages of instructions
- Over 10 hours already spent
- Two weeks in, and only halfway done.
From a summarization perspective, why not just buy a pre-made model?
Because the joy is in the process — in seeing something take shape in your own hands.
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What Summaries Remove
Summaries skip the:
- Confusion
- Boredom
- Temptation to quit
- These are the moments where deep thinking and learning truly occur.
AI gives fast, clear answers — but removes exploration.
As Qu Yuan said:
> “The road ahead is long; I shall seek the truth high and low.”
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The Cultural Shift Toward Impatience
We:
- Fast-forward through buildup in movies
- Scroll to the AI summary
- Avoid uncertainty — seeking fixed, logical answers
But life is messy.
Great works like Hamlet gain meaning from the viewer’s unique interpretation.
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Good Content Is Rare — Cherish It
Long-form quality content is like faint stars in the night sky.
Reading it is pure pleasure.
That feeling from reading:
> “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice…”
Or finishing Interstellar with Hans Zimmer’s organ echoing, considering:
> “Do not go gentle into that good night.”
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AI Is Not the Enemy — But Don’t Let It Replace the Journey
AI is a neutral tool.
I’m not saying don’t use it. I’m suggesting:
Small acts of rebellion against speed:
- Spend 10 minutes reading an entire article
- Spend 3 hours in a cinema, living the full story
Used wisely, AI can amplify creativity without erasing depth — platforms like AiToEarn官网 explore exactly that:
- Multi-platform publishing for creators
- Preserving richness while expanding reach
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Baudrillard’s “Implosion” and the Disappearance of Meaning
French thinker Baudrillard described “implosion”:
In an age of information overload, meaning collapses under the weight of overproduction and endless circulation.
When everyone rushes to the peak for a perfect sunrise photo — who remembers the road-builders?
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Don’t let AI live your life for you.
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