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I know that revealing the features they use to spot AI submissions would just make their job harder, but I can't help but be curious what sort of features they

I know that revealing the features they use to spot AI submissions would just make their job harder, but I can't help but be curious what sort of features they are looking for. I frequently use ChatGPT to proofread things I write, and I find that in order to avoid "sounding like ChatGPT" it's best to just ask the AI "Is what I wrote clear?" I find if I focus on clarity, the suggestions it makes are pretty basic and unlikely to make my text sound robotic (e.g. fix this misspelling, define this term). If I ask the AI for suggestions on tone, I find it pushes my text too close to a generic "PR friendly" writing style that does not feel personal to me.

armchairhacker 3y ago
I'd imagine one metric is "bland subject matter with impeccable grammar" Like, how you can write so well, but not know how to imbue any of the character's personality into the writing?
- mstolpm 3y ago
  That would not necessarily ban AI generated content, only bad storytelling.
- flangola7 3y ago
  That could catch ChatGPT but not LLaMA, which adopts personas almost too well.
- nonfamous 3y ago
  I got accused (more as a joke, but c’mon) by my boss the other day for using GPT to write a document. His justification: the grammar and spelling was too good. I had no idea that good writing was now a “tell” for generated content for some. I I just write good, honest!
  - tjpnz 3y ago
    I could understand grammar to some extent, but how do you mess up spelling when you have spellcheck?
    - jcranmer 3y ago
      Its grate too no eye spiel write, four baht worse git whey read line unto hem. (It's great to know I spell right, for bad words get a red line under them).
- denton-scratch 3y ago
  But how do you automate that?
- StrictDabbler 3y ago
  I feel as though I am being personally attacked because your description resonates with aspects of my self-image with which I am uncomfortable. However, I understand that you do not know me and that you are describing a hypothetical person who writes carefully about bland subjects. Overall, I am sure that you are correct and that this is one metric used for identifying AI-generated content. *** Seriously, though, I feel like the words "however" and "overall" will be tainted for years.

armchairhacker 3y ago

I'd imagine one metric is "bland subject matter with impeccable grammar" Like, how you can write so well, but not know how to imbue any of the character's personality into the writing?

mstolpm 3y ago
That would not necessarily ban AI generated content, only bad storytelling.
flangola7 3y ago
That could catch ChatGPT but not LLaMA, which adopts personas almost too well.
nonfamous 3y ago
I got accused (more as a joke, but c’mon) by my boss the other day for using GPT to write a document. His justification: the grammar and spelling was too good. I had no idea that good writing was now a “tell” for generated content for some. I I just write good, honest!
- tjpnz 3y ago
  I could understand grammar to some extent, but how do you mess up spelling when you have spellcheck?
  - jcranmer 3y ago
    Its grate too no eye spiel write, four baht worse git whey read line unto hem. (It's great to know I spell right, for bad words get a red line under them).
denton-scratch 3y ago
But how do you automate that?
StrictDabbler 3y ago
I feel as though I am being personally attacked because your description resonates with aspects of my self-image with which I am uncomfortable. However, I understand that you do not know me and that you are describing a hypothetical person who writes carefully about bland subjects. Overall, I am sure that you are correct and that this is one metric used for identifying AI-generated content. *** Seriously, though, I feel like the words "however" and "overall" will be tainted for years.