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Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by Cthulhu_ » Fri, May 22, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC

jonnyasmar wrote: post #399

I bet if sites just added a "likely AI-generated" badge next to UGC, 99% of people would stop doing this. Problem is, without public shaming, many people will continue to take advantage of anything that requires them to do/think less.

You're absolutely correct!

actually maybe not ⸻ a lot of people take pride in (re)posting AI generated content, their only human contribution being "I asked $AI".

Consider also (but maybe I'm projecting) that people do drive-by shitposts all the time, so they would post their slop grenade (I will use that term from now on lmao) and never see what the responses are. I've done that for years on various platforms (minus the slop) and I honestly don't know how well-known or well-received my shitposts are, I check some metrics every once in a while and numbers go up so it's not all bad I suppose.

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by Ecys » Fri, May 22, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC

clbrmbr wrote: post #400

> You asked a simple question. They lobbed a document. I’ve become so cynical that I cannot read this phrasing without thinking it came from… an LLM. This cynicism also negatively impacts human communication. This constant doubt of whether there was a thinker on the other side of the text.

it was written by AI. search up speed reading. you can double or triple your reading speed in a day.

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by hypfer » Fri, May 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC

> Nobody writes essays in Slack.

The author clearly has never worked with genuine hardcore nerds infodumping.

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by h4x0rr » Fri, May 22, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC

There is also a specific kind of human that produce the slop on their own, without the need of an ai. Eg you ask a simple question and they talk for 5 minutes

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by whattheheckheck » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC

SoftTalker wrote: post #134

csbrooks wrote: post #129

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To me, acting in good faith means saying something like "I'm not sure, but Claude says this, which sounds right: [short informative clip from Claude's wall of text]". Don't pretend it's your response, make sure it has info you think is useful, and edit it down.

I'd prefer just "I don't know." I can ask Claude on my own.

Can you though? Can you be the final answer on everything?

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by whattheheckheck » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC

toasty228 wrote: post #231

nlawalker wrote: post #128

I've decided that I'm done being pissy about this kind of response, or thinking that it's something that can be coached away. I choose to look at it like any other cultural communication difference - something that you learn about, try to give some grace to, and work a little harder to bridge (unless you're defusing a bomb, performing surgery, flying an airplane etc.). In this person's communication culture, they are…

Saying "I don't know" is 100x less shameful than asking a clanker for an answer and pretending it's yours. If they don't realise this they won't last long

Using clanker kinda shows how racist you are. If you get defensive its true

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by ethbr1 » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC

throwawee wrote: post #324

ethbr1 wrote: post #265

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This. The central issue is the bait and switch. The bait: here is a ton of text The historical implication: because there is a lot of it, I put a lot of thought and effort into writing it The new normal: there is ZERO signal about the magnitude of human thought and effort that went into something on the basis of its length ... and what really pisses people off about that: when AIstas intentionally abuse that social c…

>The historical implication: because there is a lot of it, I put a lot of thought and effort into writing it Really? That must be some ancient history, because I've seen rambling walls of text on the internet derided for decades. I always appreciated the Feynmanian respect for economy of time over traditional formats, where if authors said their piece but still had space they'd damn well fill it. (Of course, slide al…

If you received an email at work that was three paragraphs, you wouldn't assume the author put in more work than a one-sentence reply?

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by jonnyasmar » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #401

jonnyasmar wrote: post #399

I bet if sites just added a "likely AI-generated" badge next to UGC, 99% of people would stop doing this. Problem is, without public shaming, many people will continue to take advantage of anything that requires them to do/think less.

You're absolutely correct! actually maybe not ⸻ a lot of people take pride in (re)posting AI generated content, their only human contribution being "I asked $AI". Consider also (but maybe I'm projecting) that people do drive-by shitposts all the time, so they would post their slop grenade (I will use that term from now on lmao) and never see what the responses are. I've done that for years on various platforms (minus…

lol @ at the uber-emdash. anything AI can do, we can do better!

"fair pushback". ez solution though that's enabled by this feature. "exclude AI-generated" filter. I'm actually incredibly surprised that isn't a thing, yet, tbh.

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by JimTheMan » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC

palisade wrote: post #373

I'm verbose, and no one was ever interested in anything I ever had to say before. And, they certainly wouldn't be now if I used AI to do it. These days I only bother commenting if I really feel I need to get something off my chest, but I don't assume anyone gives a shit. I frequently just delete my responses. I don't generally feel anyone needs what I'm saying. It takes a bit of self-awareness to realize that no one…

You write in the style of.. anime dialogue.

It's fascinating. I can almost hear the character speak it aloud.

Re: Throwing AI-generated walls of text into conversations

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Post by halapro » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC

Aeolun wrote: post #75

I think what is interesting is that we keep needing these pages to teach people how not being an asshole works. I don't really understand why it is so hard to understand not to do (what I consider to be) impolite stupid shit.

The response should be "you're not a good fit for the company. Collect your stuff."