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September 2026: The world today, as seen by one Polish guy

522 points · 391 comments · marjancek

  1. andai · · focus · HN ↗
    ...as seen by one ChatGPT.
    1. miav · · focus · HN ↗
      Every thread has a cynical AI accusation from someone looking for an excuse to dismiss long articles, so I tend to gloss over them, but this one's mind-boggling.

      Literally how did you come to the conclusion this was written by ChatGPT? The text is clearly written by a polish person that speaks fluent english as a second language - I know cause I am one. Telltale signs are sentences like "Meanwhile, shares are at records" which is an overly direct translation of the polish equivalent, where the word "rekord" by itself implies a record high whereas in english you'd make it explicit.

      1. zarzavat · · focus · HN ↗
        Every writer has a style and if their style is strong enough you can identify the writer by reading enough of their works. AI style is very easy to spot.

        There may have been some human involvement with this website but they certainly didn’t edit it for style. Unfortunately if you don’t edit for style then people will default to the assumption that it’s entirely vibecoded.

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