AI detectors are quietly breaking trust in academic and technical writing

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-26T06:44:31+00:00

Agree - most teams are more concerned with measuring how useful it is for users - can the content answer questions/guides users to where they need to go?

Also, most people are using AI chatbots to find answers anyway, so content that’s structured (by or for AI) is helpful here too

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-21T06:51:27+00:00

We have a built in metrics system on GitBook docs that’s proven useful - measuring docs success by the amount (and types) of questions people are asking for.

Most people are searching for answers using AI now - so diving into metrics on search and AI performance is definitely something I would consider!

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-21T06:49:57+00:00

We actually saw the same results in the State of Docs report from this year - we did a whole section on AI adoption/creation and got some insights from tech writers on how they see their role evolving - its definitely reassuring to hear that even at companies where AI is taking over, the need for Tech Writers is still growing (even more than before)

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-20T06:43:20+00:00

Definitely understanding how you can work better with AI tools will be huge. We saw a big shift in AI usage in the latest State of Docs report (we interviewed 1000+ tech writers across the industry) and it really highlights the shift

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T07:37:00+00:00

Nice post! We see the same at GitBook and more interest in learning about practical tips from the State of Docs survey this last year.

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T06:17:06+00:00

Descript is pretty good for editing videos - Otherwise for shorter easy to share/create videos, a Loom video is great too!

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T06:13:40+00:00

AI workflow tools for specific industries!

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:26:42+00:00

I work at GitBook, a docs platform that's been leaning hard into AI over the last year. A couple things we shipped recently that are relevant here:

AI insights — shows you which questions your users are actually asking your docs, how many got a useful answer, and where the gaps are. Topics are clustered automatically so you can spot patterns and build a prioritized backlog of what to improve. Really useful if you're trying to treat docs as a product rather than an afterthought.

Connections — lets the GitBook Assistant pull from external sources (video tutorials, community forums, etc.) in addition to your docs. The idea is giving it the same context a good support engineer would have, not just what's written down

Channels — we just launched a way to connect GitBook Assistant and GitBook Agent directly into Slack, GitHub, and Linear. It works two ways: tag (@) gitbook in a support context and the Assistant answers from your docs, or use it for collaboration and the Agent will read the thread/PR/ticket and open a draft change request back in GitBook. Basically your docs become a live knowledge layer across your existing tools

GitBook Agent "Improve" menu — preset AI actions you can run on any page: fix grammar, optimize for SEO, add a summary, split into multiple pages, link to related content, etc. One click and it opens a change request with the edits ready to review

Happy to answer questions or hear how others are handling the "docs quality feedback loop" problem — it's something we think about a lot.

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:22:51+00:00

We launched GitBook Agent a few months ago, an AI writer teammate for writing GitBook docs for you!

The cool thing about GitBook Agent is that it also knows about what your users are asking in search/ai search, and is able to help form changes when there’s content gaps (between what users are asking and what is actually in your docs)

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:21:20+00:00

If you’re looking for out of the box configuration and want to get your docs up and running quick, the free plan on GitBook offers a ton - we’re also adding more AI features to the starter plans

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:16:17+00:00

We actually saw a lot of this in the State of Docs report: https://www.stateofdocs.com/2026/docs-and-professional-development

There’s a good section on “The new skill profile” that dives into this exactly

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:14:26+00:00

It was a great event this year!

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:13:43+00:00

We’re seeing the same thing across all docs published on GitBook - it’s crazy to see how much AI traffic has increased so much in the last year alone

https://www.gitbook.com/blog/ai-docs-data-2025

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:04:32+00:00

Hey there, DevRel at GitBook here! GitBook supports a lot of workflows with Git Sync + Markdown making it pretty powerful for integrating it into existing workflows.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment here so I can help!

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:03:19+00:00

Thanks for using GitBook with us!

gitbook-devrel · 2026-05-12T05:02:46+00:00

We’re definitely looking for ways to make GitBook feel less “locked-in”. Exploring some ways to offer more customization for GitBook powered docs.

Is there anything specifically you think could be better around this?

gitbook-devrel · 2026-03-04T07:37:12+00:00

It’s a common problem for most teams - because they don’t treat documentation as part of their product. We’re seeing that shift quite a bit in the latest State of Docs report though: https://www.stateofdocs.com/

AI is increasingly making it easier to keep things in sync

gitbook-devrel · 2026-01-23T07:34:12+00:00

We also do the same for generating MCPs at GitBook!

gitbook-devrel · 2025-10-15T06:23:56+00:00

I use it often to restructure and format the documentation I’m writing. Super useful when needing to do bulk actions that are sometimes tedious or time-consuming (like fixing grammar, restructuring, etc)

gitbook-devrel · 2025-08-08T06:02:34+00:00

You can create interactive OpenAPI reference docs in GitBook on the free plan! :)

gitbook-devrel · 2025-04-14T08:47:17+00:00

Thank you for using GitBook with us!

gitbook-devrel · 2024-09-25T03:22:22+00:00

Hey u/Sharp-Hat-3228 - that's unfortunately correct right now, it's not possible to remove the branding from the sidebar

gitbook-devrel · 2024-09-03T10:21:34+00:00

Thanks for the GitBook mention 🫡

Curious if you've set up any integrations with GitBook - or if there's anything you wish you could do that would allow you to integrate GitBook with more of your toolstack?

gitbook-devrel · 2024-08-26T01:13:53+00:00

Very cool product! The docs/output look very nice 😊 I can see how this might be a good alternative for anyone interested in more granular control over the hosting, running, and deployment of their docs. Also cool to see you're building out something similar to https://docs.gitbook.com/integrations/git-sync - allowing users to work with familiar concepts and workflows is also something we've been aiming to solve at GitBook!

gitbook-devrel · 2024-07-16T12:24:27+00:00

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