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Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
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#872It's quite funny how native speakers can recognise the AI voice writing or speaking their tongue. As a Polish man I am repulsed when I hear AI generated Polish voice in a commercial, but can't see problems in AI generated English speech
As a russian I'm repulsed by both english and russian slop the same way
Re: Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
#873"If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them." - George Orwell I don't think it is a moral failing to use AI to generate writing or to use it to brainstorm ideas and crystalize them, but c'mon isn't it weird to insist that you need them to write _comments_ on the internet? What happens when the AI decides you're wrongthinking?
I think it might be a moral failing; it's an abdication of your responsibilities. Generated comments are pollution, not addition, and worsening a community without actually engaging with it isn't good behaviour.
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#874As a type nerd, I was very happy with Grammarly swapping my dashes to em dashes. But now everyone associates em dashes with AI, I can no longer enjoy that luxury.
I wonder how many people change how they express themselves just to sound less like AI.
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#875Me not native speeker. AI help me too get my point front much more cleanly. It hard not look like dummy.
Im of course exaggerating, but it is so easy just to run the text through an AI to make it sound "better" without changing what im trying to express.
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I’m not a native speaker, so AI helps me get my point across more clearly. It’s hard not to come across like a dummy otherwise.
Of course I’m exaggerating, but it’s really easy to run the text through AI to make it sound better without changing what I’m trying to say.
Re: Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
#876For quite a while, I like use LLM to refine and fix my grammar issue, but my colleagues and professors reminds me that it was way too obvious. They said they can tolerate some mistakes in my words, but no tolerance for AI generated content.
Thanks for putting this so nicely! We'd much rather hear you in your own voice, and the cost of a few mistakes is far less than the cost of losing that. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
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Re: Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
#877Whether it’s code, general text, or university assignments, the core issue is taking responsibility for one's own work. While I share the concerns raised in this thread, I believe the focus on 'LLM usage' is a bit of a red herring. The fundamental principle of ownership hasn't changed with the advent of LLMs; the tool itself isn't the issue, but rather the abdication of responsibility by the author.
For instance, if a non-native speaker translates their own writing using machine translation or an AI, is that problematic—provided they personally review and vet the content before posting? I don't think the people calling out AI use on this board are taking issue with that. Ultimately, it’s not about the method; it’s about the author's attitude.
The reason LLMs are so disruptive now is that while "shitposts" used to be obvious, we're now seeing "plausible" low-effort content generated without any human oversight. Irresponsible people have always been around, but LLMs have given them the tools to scale that irresponsibility to an unprecedented level.
Re: Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
#878Whether it’s code, general text, or university assignments, the core issue is taking responsibility for one's own work. While I share the concerns raised in this thread, I believe the focus on 'LLM usage' is a bit of a red herring. The fundamental principle of ownership hasn't changed with the advent of LLMs; the tool itself isn't the issue, but rather the abdication of responsibility by the author. For instance, if…
I think a human-like piece with minor mistakes resonates more emotionally than a perfectly written piece that looks like it was written by AI. However, since there seems to be a grammar debate going on here, I'd like to add: Is it a bad thing for non-native speakers to use AI to correct grammar or awkward expressions? I think it definitely has positive aspects in terms of lowering language barriers.
Re: Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
#879For quite a while, I like use LLM to refine and fix my grammar issue, but my colleagues and professors reminds me that it was way too obvious. They said they can tolerate some mistakes in my words, but no tolerance for AI generated content.
Are people so tuned for this that I need to think about deliberately adding some mstakes into what I write?
Re: Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
#880Reddit is absolutely infested with AI generated comments. Good to see a site taking a stance against. That being said my main gripe in HN wasn't comments, it's the volume of shitty AI generated submissions.