I feel like this is more of a curation issue than an issue with using AI itself. If someone is using AI to distill information to the point where important context gets lost, then yeah, I think they are definitely doing it wrong.
What I often notice in pull request descriptions isn't necessarily a problem with them being written by AI. It's the lack of nuance. They don't tell me exactly what the author expects the reviewer to pay attention to, what might be risky, or where they would particularly value another set of eyes. Being able to articulate those things is far more important to me than whether AI was involved in writing the text.
I would also push back a little on the author's point about imperfections. Being able to say that imperfections are fine somewhat ignores the elephant in the room: bias. Bias can have very real consequences. The author may personally be more tolerant of variations or imperfections in writing, but that's not something we can realistically expect from everyone. I'm also not sure it's fair to put the burden of dealing with those biases entirely on the person doing the writing.
That's also why I keep coming back to the expectation of having a distinctive "voice." Not everyone has the same attachment to their writing voice in the first place. For some people, getting their ideas across clearly and being understood matters much more. If voice isn't something they particularly value or identify with, then insisting that they preserve it feels somewhat moot.
What I often notice in pull request descriptions isn't necessarily a problem with them being written by AI. It's the lack of nuance. They don't tell me exactly what the author expects the reviewer to pay attention to, what might be risky, or where they would particularly value another set of eyes. Being able to articulate those things is far more important to me than whether AI was involved in writing the text.
I would also push back a little on the author's point about imperfections. Being able to say that imperfections are fine somewhat ignores the elephant in the room: bias. Bias can have very real consequences. The author may personally be more tolerant of variations or imperfections in writing, but that's not something we can realistically expect from everyone. I'm also not sure it's fair to put the burden of dealing with those biases entirely on the person doing the writing.
That's also why I keep coming back to the expectation of having a distinctive "voice." Not everyone has the same attachment to their writing voice in the first place. For some people, getting their ideas across clearly and being understood matters much more. If voice isn't something they particularly value or identify with, then insisting that they preserve it feels somewhat moot.