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Drastic is relative to the expected impact of the application. There isn't much worse that can possibly happen to a bot-generated stream than having the stream
by yifanl 4y ago
Drastic is relative to the expected impact of the application. There isn't much worse that can possibly happen to a bot-generated stream than having the stream taken down by the powers-that-be.
- timr 4y agoThis is like saying that having something taken down by a mod on reddit is a "drastic consequence". I mean, sure...the content is removed, but in most cases, the reason for the action is subjective and somewhat arbitrary. To me, this is less a commentary on AI than on the absurd sensitivities of community moderation.
- madeofpalk 4y ago"Website makes moderation decision some people disagree with" is a lot less novel or interesting.
- yifanl 4y agoAgain, the drasticness of a consequence is defined by the system you're trying to build for. If you build a bot to automate your streaming so you can have 100% stream uptime and you end up with 0% uptime, that's because your product failed drastically. (Keeping in mind, as arbitrary and subjective the rules of Twitch are, the vast majority of human streamers have never been banned for arbitrary moderation)
- tinus_hn 4y agoFor many people Twitch streams are their primary source of income, this kind of ban can have quite a lot of impact. And then besides the ban there is the chilling effect because no one wants to skirt the rules and risk a ban. And that is what allows social justice warriors to dictate what others can make jokes about.
- madeofpalk 4y agoDoes Hacker News have such a chilling effect because it also has rules about what you can and can not post?
- tinus_hn 4y agoHacker News is not a generic entertainment forum. Twitch is applying a chilling effect to comedians.