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We're getting “helpful” ChatGPT generated comments on the Svix GitHub repo

24 points by tasn 4y ago

tasn 4y ago
Here are a couple of others from the repo (same comment author): https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/453 https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/453 https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/714 https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/714
- KenRuf 4y ago
  Have you tried replying to it? Would be curious if it's made to automatically reply to you or if its just some person copy/pasting chatgpt outputs.
theossuary 4y ago
It's interesting how easy it is to tell a piece of text was generated by chatgpt. It has its own writing style, I wonder if that's something easily varied? Like, you could ask it to write a response in a different style, but would it still come across as chatgpt to humans?
- geon 4y ago
  You can ask it to write in the style of a pirate or a 1950s movie gangster. I’m sure it could do a rudimentary Linus Torvalds.
- slang800 4y ago
  These comments are easy to identify as ChatGPT because their style makes no sense in the context of a GH issue discussion. They're overly verbose and contain unnecessary caveats like "there may be other solutions that would be more appropriate depending on the specific needs of the project". Nobody who knows about the project they're commenting on would write that. They would mention what the other solutions are rather than being intentionally vague. In another context, like SEO blogspam, this text wouldn't look out of place.
- thedanbob 4y ago
  I bet it would, because it’s not so much the style as the overall structure. Every response sounds like a mini school essay. Intro, body, conclusion; authoritative, yet vague; perfect grammar and punctuation.
pfedak 4y ago
https://github.com/search?q=+commenter%3Aswarna1101 https://github.com/search?q=+commenter%3Aswarna1101 retrieves other issues that user has commented on. Some have code, but it's usually examples/boilerplate except when previous comments cited a relevant snippet.
sharemywin 4y ago
Rephrase the last comment to be short and sound 100% like a human: "We want to pass the state object to a worker and use it to manage connection pools and other resources. To do this, we will need to modify the server code to pass the state object to the worker and use it instead of the Axum Extension. The worker also needs to be able to access and use the state object to manage resources. It's worth considering if this is the best solution for the project before implementing it."
- sharemywin 4y ago
  rephrase below with simpler words: "We want to pass the state object to a worker and use it to manage connection pools and other resources. To do this, we will need to modify the server code to pass the state object to the worker and use it instead of the Axum Extension. The worker also needs to be able to access and use the state object to manage resources. It's worth considering if this is the best solution for the project before implementing it." "We want to give a worker a state object to help them manage connection pools and other resources. To do this, we need to change the server code to give the worker the state object instead of the Axum Extension. The worker also needs to know how to use the state object. Before we make these changes, we should think about if this is the best way to solve the problem."
  - tasn 4y ago
    They both sound much better, but still are essentially zero-substance drivel.
    - TillE 4y ago
      ChatGPT can do some cool stuff, but it sure does love wasting your time even when it manages to dredge up a real answer amid the empty filler verbiage.
      - cyanydeez 4y ago
        If you get stable diffusion running and train a simple dataset, you can probably feel a level of visual satiation the same way chatgpt creates a verbal satiation. It reminds me mostly of communities built around conspiracy theories and mental illness.
KenRuf 4y ago
Rephrase as if it was written by a 5 year old: "Typhoeus is a special thing that you can use with the gem, but it's not necessary. You can change the gem so that you don't need to use Typhoeus if you don't want to. You can also remove the part of the gem that uses Typhoeus if you want. It all depends on what you want and what's easy to do."

24 points by tasn 4y ago

tasn 4y ago

Here are a couple of others from the repo (same comment author): https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/453 https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/453 https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/714 https://github.com/svix/svix-webhooks/issues/714

KenRuf 4y ago
Have you tried replying to it? Would be curious if it's made to automatically reply to you or if its just some person copy/pasting chatgpt outputs.

theossuary 4y ago

It's interesting how easy it is to tell a piece of text was generated by chatgpt. It has its own writing style, I wonder if that's something easily varied? Like, you could ask it to write a response in a different style, but would it still come across as chatgpt to humans?

geon 4y ago
You can ask it to write in the style of a pirate or a 1950s movie gangster. I’m sure it could do a rudimentary Linus Torvalds.
slang800 4y ago
These comments are easy to identify as ChatGPT because their style makes no sense in the context of a GH issue discussion. They're overly verbose and contain unnecessary caveats like "there may be other solutions that would be more appropriate depending on the specific needs of the project". Nobody who knows about the project they're commenting on would write that. They would mention what the other solutions are rather than being intentionally vague. In another context, like SEO blogspam, this text wouldn't look out of place.
thedanbob 4y ago
I bet it would, because it’s not so much the style as the overall structure. Every response sounds like a mini school essay. Intro, body, conclusion; authoritative, yet vague; perfect grammar and punctuation.

pfedak 4y ago

https://github.com/search?q=+commenter%3Aswarna1101 https://github.com/search?q=+commenter%3Aswarna1101 retrieves other issues that user has commented on. Some have code, but it's usually examples/boilerplate except when previous comments cited a relevant snippet.

sharemywin 4y ago

Rephrase the last comment to be short and sound 100% like a human: "We want to pass the state object to a worker and use it to manage connection pools and other resources. To do this, we will need to modify the server code to pass the state object to the worker and use it instead of the Axum Extension. The worker also needs to be able to access and use the state object to manage resources. It's worth considering if this is the best solution for the project before implementing it."

sharemywin 4y ago
rephrase below with simpler words: "We want to pass the state object to a worker and use it to manage connection pools and other resources. To do this, we will need to modify the server code to pass the state object to the worker and use it instead of the Axum Extension. The worker also needs to be able to access and use the state object to manage resources. It's worth considering if this is the best solution for the project before implementing it." "We want to give a worker a state object to help them manage connection pools and other resources. To do this, we need to change the server code to give the worker the state object instead of the Axum Extension. The worker also needs to know how to use the state object. Before we make these changes, we should think about if this is the best way to solve the problem."
- tasn 4y ago
  They both sound much better, but still are essentially zero-substance drivel.
  - TillE 4y ago
    ChatGPT can do some cool stuff, but it sure does love wasting your time even when it manages to dredge up a real answer amid the empty filler verbiage.
    - cyanydeez 4y ago
      If you get stable diffusion running and train a simple dataset, you can probably feel a level of visual satiation the same way chatgpt creates a verbal satiation. It reminds me mostly of communities built around conspiracy theories and mental illness.

KenRuf 4y ago

Rephrase as if it was written by a 5 year old: "Typhoeus is a special thing that you can use with the gem, but it's not necessary. You can change the gem so that you don't need to use Typhoeus if you don't want to. You can also remove the part of the gem that uses Typhoeus if you want. It all depends on what you want and what's easy to do."