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It's so hard to finish an idea that is not yours (and suggested by AI)

The author advises keeping AI out of personal Obsidian vaults, warning that AI-generated summaries and tags blur the distinction between original thoughts and “AI slop,” making search noisy and diminishing insight. They recommend using AI only for limited tasks such as brief, clearly marked excerpts or advanced research like finding related notes, while relying on local tools (CLI, Smart Connections, Graph Analysis) for organization and retrieval.