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Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts

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Re: Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts

#21
Yeah. Ive started to use somewhat incorrect English, like skipping apostrophes, just so it is obvious it couldnt have been generated, since Ai models dont fail on such simple mistakes.

Unfortunately, parts of how AI produced texts are structured and formulated do match my natural voice, since it follows the classic patterns of writing. That sucks.

Re: Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts

#22

I am having a blast with this: https://github.com/samuelclay/hackersmacker I dropped into /new so that I can "foe" all the barf.

While I applaud this effort for flagging AI slop generators, I would caution users to not always ignore your "foes".

Reading opposing viewpoints is so important and is becoming a lost art in our society. I encourage you to understand and empathize with people you don't agree with. It will help all of us in the long run.

Re: Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts

#23
post #20

I'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?

I think the OP is differentiating between direct human-to-human communication and building software.

Re: Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts

#24
You are absolutely right! Here is a shorter version of the article (hint: is still the same lenght and has all the tells) .... But seriously, is one thing on blogpost and articles but I'm starting to hear it in podcast and videos too, pay attention the speech sounds unnatural:

“Here’s what actually matters.” “Let’s break it down.” “The key takeaway is…” “The bottom line is…” “What this really means is…”

Also hearing this a lot:

“Here’s what nobody is talking about.” “Here’s the part people miss.” “What most people don’t realize is…”

Re: Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts

#25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

hahaha, i guess it just the nature that wanted to get things done correctly and don't want to look bad? but I kind get it now and you prob can tell from how I am writing this comment. lol
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