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Zed DeltaDB

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  1. sarreph · · focus · HN ↗
    A lot of the copy on this page feels like the kind of copy an AI would produce. But I’m assuming, surely, Zed writes their own copy so I don’t want to accuse them of doing that.

    Marketing aside, this is the kind of thing (advancements in VCSes) that I’d usually be excited about, but which I’m less excited about coming from Zed because it makes me start to worry that they’re going to continue focussing less on the core editor experience.

    I love Zed and I hope that it doesn’t start to go flakey.

    1. dilap · · focus · HN ↗
      You're too kind. It's obviously AI copy, and a huge negative signal (to me, anyway).
      1. sarreph · · focus · HN ↗
        I'm always hesitant to assert something is definitely AI copy because everyone's tone of voice is different.

        I'm also starting to wonder how much real, human-made copy is mimicking AI-created copy that has been filling marketing pages as of late. When people make marketing websites, they often riff and rip off other websites' (à la "Good artists copy; great artists steal"[0]) design ideas and language -- I wouldn't be surprised if there are humans now inadvertently adopting LLM's writing style like that.

        [0] - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikiquote.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Steve_Jobs#:~:text=Good%20artists%20copy%3B%20great%20artists%20steal." rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikiquote.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Steve_Jobs#:~:text=Good%20arti...

        1. dilap · · focus · HN ↗
          It&#x27;s exactly because everyone&#x27;s tone is different that I&#x27;m confident it&#x27;s AI.

          Granted, a bit of AI-influencing phrasing in human writing is common, but the idea that someone sat down, worked hard, and came back with an entire page of a pitch-perfect AI slop is simply incredible.

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