My favorite is seeing thought leader-style posts in LinkedIn by coworkers whose writing style I am familiar with, clearly written by an LLM.
That's hilarious, since it's neither thought nor leadership.
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#12I used to do that but not anymore, I now write it myself first and only tell AI to fix any grammar issues since English is my third language but that’s it.
I'd personally prefer to see the version with worse grammar, because I know it was written by a real person.
Do you find people respond better to your LLM-corrected posts, or is it mainly for your own comfort?
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#13I've gravitated towards this:
Code: ~100% LLM
Communication: ~100% Me
Communication isn't docs, docs are increasingly defined by more steering docs which are read by both LLM and humans; but for pure human consumption (e.g. email). I type them virtually 100%, this keep every sentence my own words.
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#14And then it's _still_ just a copy of something that already exists, except done in rust for some reason.
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#15You're absolutely right!
(I actually typed that.)
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#16I used to do that but not anymore, I now write it myself first and only tell AI to fix any grammar issues since English is my third language but that’s it.
I'd personally prefer to see the version with worse grammar, because I know it was written by a real person. Do you find people respond better to your LLM-corrected posts, or is it mainly for your own comfort?
I do this as a teacher lol. I say just spell it how it sounds so i dont have to grade ai papers.
Re: Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts
#17I used to do that but not anymore, I now write it myself first and only tell AI to fix any grammar issues since English is my third language but that’s it.
I'd personally prefer to see the version with worse grammar, because I know it was written by a real person. Do you find people respond better to your LLM-corrected posts, or is it mainly for your own comfort?
> I'd personally prefer to see the version with worse grammar, because I know it was written by a real person.
I've been thinking about this too; perhaps the authenticity (or "voice", even a poor one) should -- or will -- matter more than grammar etc.
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#18I'm tired of long winded posts that bury the lead, AI or otherwise. Long form can be worthwhile, but many times it's just the writer performing an unnecessary guitar solo.
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#19Most posts on those platforms are drivel, regardless of authorship. Stop picking on em dashes. The reality is that too many people have short attention spans and no idea of coherent presentation. Everything looks like text messages.
The feed algorithms actually penalize thought. On LI, a snarky throwaway comment will get 1000 impressions. A thoughtful paragraph gets 10. Meh.
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#20I've gravitated towards this: Code: ~100% LLM Communication: ~100% Me Communication isn't docs, docs are increasingly defined by more steering docs which are read by both LLM and humans; but for pure human consumption (e.g. email). I type them virtually 100%, this keep every sentence my own words.
Is code not a form of communication?