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I don't want to read what you didn't write

1070 points · 460 comments · mooreds

  1. tygon · · focus · HN ↗
    This sentiment gets echoed over and over. While I can certainly see the value in human-created creative works, if the subject is pure facts, there are only so many ways to state the facts without being caught in the weeds and missing your entire point.

    Moreover, people are finding it hard to differentiate what is an is not AI-generated with newer models, often attributing original work with those of LLMs. It has just become an easy scapegoat for lazy comprehension and a desire to do less. You are jumping at AI boogeymen.

    Just about the only thing here I can level with you on is, yes, AI is far from perfect and will continue to advance. Otherwise, so much of this reads as fruity prose to excuse apathy.

    1. ozozozd · · focus · HN ↗
      The title is the conditional that underpins the claim.

      Do you read our AI output end-to-end and decide that it’s the accurate content communicated concisely? If yes, this is not an issue.

      If you are sending people generated text you haven’t read, how do you know what you sent doesn’t fall in the category of writing the author describes?

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