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honestly i wonder if @dang will approve an auto summarizer bot on HN since it helps improves the quality of discussions. finetune on HN comments, anticipate the

by swyx 4y ago

honestly i wonder if @dang will approve an auto summarizer bot on HN since it helps improves the quality of discussions. finetune on HN comments, anticipate the top few questions, and then answer from the source doc

theamk 4y ago
I hope not, as such bot will inevitably introduce factual errors every once in a while. When people don't read articles others can see that and correct misconceptions. Officialy approved bots will not be able to receive or act on this feedback.
- codetrotter 4y ago
  Do like the mods in some subreddits have done. 1. The comment with the summary is made like any other comment. (In the case of Reddit, that’s perhaps mainly because the mods have no other option, but the point still stands.) Because of this, other users can downvote the bot comment if it is incorrect, as well as respond to it with corrections. Exactly the same way as you’d interact with a person in the past if their summary comment was incorrect; downvote them and/or correct them. 2. Include a disclaimer stating that the summary may be inaccurate. Encourage people to correct and/or downvote bad summaries in the disclaimer
93po 4y ago
i think this would better as a browser extension for those who want it, the simplicity of HN is nice
- 8organicbits 4y ago
  One benefit of the summary bots on Reddit is that people who don't read the article, but read the summary, tend to reply to the summary. I can mostly ignore those comments as they tend to be lower quality. Unfortunately, the people who only read the headline tend to top post (with their comments being lowest quality).
  - 93po 4y ago
    I think ignoring comments and news stories in general on reddit is the best strategy
    - 8organicbits 4y ago
      Depends on the subreddit, but generally extremely true.
nirui 4y ago
I'm genuinely curious on which part of the comment above triggered such down votes, and why. Not that I support the ideas mentioned, I'm just curious.

by swyx 4y ago

theamk 4y ago

I hope not, as such bot will inevitably introduce factual errors every once in a while. When people don't read articles others can see that and correct misconceptions. Officialy approved bots will not be able to receive or act on this feedback.

codetrotter 4y ago
Do like the mods in some subreddits have done. 1. The comment with the summary is made like any other comment. (In the case of Reddit, that’s perhaps mainly because the mods have no other option, but the point still stands.) Because of this, other users can downvote the bot comment if it is incorrect, as well as respond to it with corrections. Exactly the same way as you’d interact with a person in the past if their summary comment was incorrect; downvote them and/or correct them. 2. Include a disclaimer stating that the summary may be inaccurate. Encourage people to correct and/or downvote bad summaries in the disclaimer

93po 4y ago

i think this would better as a browser extension for those who want it, the simplicity of HN is nice

8organicbits 4y ago
One benefit of the summary bots on Reddit is that people who don't read the article, but read the summary, tend to reply to the summary. I can mostly ignore those comments as they tend to be lower quality. Unfortunately, the people who only read the headline tend to top post (with their comments being lowest quality).
- 93po 4y ago
  I think ignoring comments and news stories in general on reddit is the best strategy
  - 8organicbits 4y ago
    Depends on the subreddit, but generally extremely true.

nirui 4y ago

I'm genuinely curious on which part of the comment above triggered such down votes, and why. Not that I support the ideas mentioned, I'm just curious.