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I was going to ask "how would it know what's a good post" but it's embarrassingly easy to train the AI on interesting or not content based on upvote information

• Hoasi 3y ago
  > but it's embarrassingly easy to train the AI on interesting or not content based on upvote information... And yet, the best topics and answers do not necessarily correlate with the most upvoted.
  • firtoz 3y ago
    How would you qualify the best?
    • Hoasi 3y ago
      We can't all agree on what best means. It can't be objective since we are humans. HN guidelines and moderation are doing a decent job of promoting interestingness in general. I don't think upvotes are a reliable indicator, but maybe they are as close to good enough as a system can be. Depending on timing, you see great topics flying under the radar. Likewise, "poor" posts regularly prove to be quite popular. But then again, this is also subjective.
      • firtoz 3y ago
        I guess if we can track moderator actions we can automate them too ;)