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id: ins_aishwarya-hariharan-ai-for-passive-aggression
title: 'Using ChatGPT for passive-aggressive messages is better than for positive ones'
operator: Aishwarya 👾 Hariharan
operator_role: 'Product marketing | Founding team, Atomicwork'
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source_title: 'Using ChatGPT for passive-aggressive messages is better than for positive ones'
source_date: 2026-04-10
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# Using ChatGPT for passive-aggressive messages is better than for positive ones

## Claim
Using ChatGPT to write positive messages to your colleagues is a no-go, but using it to write passive-aggressive messages is perfect.

## Mechanism
The humor implies that AI is better suited for crafting subtle, indirect criticism than for genuine warmth, because the latter requires authentic human sentiment.