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Does Reddit have an astroturfing problem? What the data suggests

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  1. robotresearcher · · focus · HN ↗
    > This article was drafted with AI from my outline

    Maybe just post your human outline and the data, where the data processing and viz is AI assisted if you like.

    The synthetic prose is not a value-add over your outline. It takes time to read, and reduces the bit-rate over your intentions.

    1. tomrod · · focus · HN ↗
      AI loopity. Where AI is used to generate unnecessary prose that others summarize via AI. This exacerbates lossy communication.
      1. elcritch · · focus · HN ↗
        Inverse compression.
        1. DaiPlusPlus · · focus · HN ↗
          If compression is intelligence, then is this kind of LLM use a sign of dumbness?
          1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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        2. sterlind · · focus · HN ↗
          expansion?
          1. isoprophlex · · focus · HN ↗
            Expansive confabulation
            1. kridsdale1 · · focus · HN ↗
              Filling with hot air
      2. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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