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I can’t really put my finger on why, but this comment looks like it came straight from chatGPT. Did it?

by gouggoug 4y ago

imwillofficial 4y ago
Cut this crap out. This type of questioning all the time will not be good for HN.
- axus 4y ago
  Using chatGPT to make a comment isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd say the curiosity about how the comment was written is a good thing, as long as it's not a criticism.
  - mardifoufs 4y ago
    Sure, but it's still pretty rude because it's usually baseless. And as you said, it doesn't even really matter. If the comment is bad, just downvote it. If it's good enough, why even bring it up?
    - InCityDreams 4y ago
      "Don't ask rude questions", usually said by those with something to hide. Obviously there's a current novelty factor with cgpt answers, and i for one am happy people 'challenge' them. If the comment isn't what you like, ignore it?
      - imwillofficial 4y ago
        This is starting witch hunts for ai generated comments, attempting to discredit the comment by its format, not its content. This violates the goodwill we all share in conversation on HN.
  - wkat4242 4y ago
    Why would someone even bother using a chatbot to write a comment? Just writing it would be a lot quicker. There isn't really anything to gain here with that either.
    - gouggoug 4y ago
      “Someone” wouldn’t. A bot would. Which was implied (albeit maybe not obvious) in my question.
      - wkat4242 4y ago
        But a current-gen bot doesn't go look around for forums to leave comments on by itself. There must be a human that set that up through the API. My question is why, what's the point? If it even happens, in this case it was not so.
JustSomeNobody 4y ago
Could be. I'm saw one on Reddit the other day, checked the users history and they all had that uncanny valley feel to them.
syrrim 4y ago
It's phrased as if it's an answer to a question, which it would be if it was the result of a prompt to chatgpt. Of course, a person could deliberately emulate that style as well, making this an unreliable way to determine whether a comment was written by a bot.
snowboarder63 4y ago
I did not use ChatGPT to write this - Me lol
- Lionga 4y ago
  Sounds like something ChatGPT would say
vorpalhex 4y ago
> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Gunnerhead 4y ago
Not to me, even after re-reading it. ChatGPT often sounds too formal but this isn’t.

I can’t really put my finger on why, but this comment looks like it came straight from chatGPT. Did it?

imwillofficial 4y ago

Cut this crap out. This type of questioning all the time will not be good for HN.

axus 4y ago
Using chatGPT to make a comment isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'd say the curiosity about how the comment was written is a good thing, as long as it's not a criticism.
- mardifoufs 4y ago
  Sure, but it's still pretty rude because it's usually baseless. And as you said, it doesn't even really matter. If the comment is bad, just downvote it. If it's good enough, why even bring it up?
  - InCityDreams 4y ago
    "Don't ask rude questions", usually said by those with something to hide. Obviously there's a current novelty factor with cgpt answers, and i for one am happy people 'challenge' them. If the comment isn't what you like, ignore it?
    - imwillofficial 4y ago
      This is starting witch hunts for ai generated comments, attempting to discredit the comment by its format, not its content. This violates the goodwill we all share in conversation on HN.
- wkat4242 4y ago
  Why would someone even bother using a chatbot to write a comment? Just writing it would be a lot quicker. There isn't really anything to gain here with that either.
  - gouggoug 4y ago
    “Someone” wouldn’t. A bot would. Which was implied (albeit maybe not obvious) in my question.
    - wkat4242 4y ago
      But a current-gen bot doesn't go look around for forums to leave comments on by itself. There must be a human that set that up through the API. My question is why, what's the point? If it even happens, in this case it was not so.

JustSomeNobody 4y ago

Could be. I'm saw one on Reddit the other day, checked the users history and they all had that uncanny valley feel to them.

syrrim 4y ago

It's phrased as if it's an answer to a question, which it would be if it was the result of a prompt to chatgpt. Of course, a person could deliberately emulate that style as well, making this an unreliable way to determine whether a comment was written by a bot.

snowboarder63 4y ago

I did not use ChatGPT to write this - Me lol

Lionga 4y ago
Sounds like something ChatGPT would say

vorpalhex 4y ago

> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, bots, brigading, foreign agents and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Gunnerhead 4y ago

Not to me, even after re-reading it. ChatGPT often sounds too formal but this isn’t.