AI;DR is a filter for human effort.

AI;DR is a new reading policy for AI-assisted writing. The phrase appeared in lil c's Aug 15 X post as "AI;DR (AI; didn't read)"; Rick Manelius then turned it into a rule: when someone posts unedited AI output, he may skip it. 12

The mechanism is narrower than "AI is bad." Using AI for ideas, outlines, or revisions can leave human judgment in the process. Pasting a wall of model output leaves the reader to infer that nobody made a final pass. In a customer-support exchange, a fully generated reply can be acceptable because the reader wants a standard answer. In a colleague's Slack message, newsletter, or social post, the sender's name and judgment are part of the message. 1

AI;DR works as a shortcut for allocating attention. The phrase does not detect every sentence made with AI; it marks an expectation about review and care. The deeper shift is this: as first drafts become cheap, visible editing becomes evidence that someone owns the words.