12k AI-generated blog posts added in a single commit

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Post by noslop » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

12k AI-generated blog posts added in a single commit
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Post by ThrowawayR2 » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC

If the dead Internet theory wasn't true before, it sure will be soon.

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Post by MattGaiser » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC

One of the issues is that the purpose of business internet writing is not to be read, but to be ranked well.

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Post by MattGaiser » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #2

If the dead Internet theory wasn't true before, it sure will be soon.

I would argue SEO should already be considered dead internet theory. Most of it is not intended to do anything but convince Google.

A dentist buying freelance articles from a guy off Upwork is not intending to communicate anymore than this guy generating articles is.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC

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Post by r_lee » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC

I've seen this blog slop on Google for the last month or so, no action taken whatsoever. it's mostly bullshit or regurgitated info from docs.

like Google or their Search team really doesn't seem to care at all. all of a sudden a random blog website just happens to rank first page on every topic

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Post by miyuru » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC

Commit maker is here and have only posts slop here as well.

https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=ndhandala

wonder when will he submit them here.

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Post by fn-mote » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC

I thought somebody counted them… incredibly, the log message admits to committing 12,000 articles.

I guess that means the log message was authored by AI as well. Figures.

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Post by pilsetnieks » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC

ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #2

If the dead Internet theory wasn't true before, it sure will be soon.

Great point! At this point the Dead Internet Theory isn't a conspiracy – it's a roadmap. It's worth noting he distinction between "authentic" and "synthetic" online spaces is eroding faster than most people realize – that's a genuinely important conversation to be have.

/s

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Post by gibsonsmog » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 5:39 PM UTC

r_lee wrote: post #6

I've seen this blog slop on Google for the last month or so, no action taken whatsoever. it's mostly bullshit or regurgitated info from docs. like Google or their Search team really doesn't seem to care at all. all of a sudden a random blog website just happens to rank first page on every topic

Louis Rossman recently posted a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II2QF9JwtLc) where he had Gemini replace his 10+ year carefully curated content with AI slop and he instantly shot (back) up to the top of the rankings. They're very clearly favoring their own generated generic content rather than any sort of organic, well written or well informed entries. Shame.