{"slug": "ask-hn-how-do-you-feel-about-ai-generated-documentation", "title": "Ask HN: How do you feel about AI generated documentation?", "summary": "A Hacker News user asked the community for opinions on AI-generated documentation, noting that it often feels like it wasn't written to be read. One commenter suggested that AI-generated docs work best when AI drafts and humans rigorously edit for accuracy, structure, and the reader's task.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: How do you feel about AI generated documentation?\n3 points\nby\nLelouBil\n32 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\n1 comment\nIt usually feels like it wasn't written to be read.\nDo you have examples of good ai generated documentation ?\nhelp\nQuokka-labs\n10 minutes ago\n[–]\nAI-generated docs work best when AI drafts and humans ruthlessly edit for accuracy, structure, and the reader’s actual task.\nreply\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-feel-about-ai-generated-documentation", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49505508", "published_at": "2026-08-31 04:18:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-31 04:52:49.511488+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-feel-about-ai-generated-documentation", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-feel-about-ai-generated-documentation.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-feel-about-ai-generated-documentation.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-do-you-feel-about-ai-generated-documentation.jsonld"}}