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So a single company that claims to detect AI writing says these two linked books were AI written? The one book that was actually read doesn’t seem linked or the
by elcritch 1y ago
So a single company that claims to detect AI writing says these two linked books were AI written? The one book that was actually read doesn’t seem linked or the name actually given, so it’s hard to verify.
The article makes good click bait, but the substance seems lacking. The two actual linked books have decent reviews. Perhaps there were written by someone with ADHD who leveraged LLMs to help write a book that others also found helpful? Honestly I’m more worried about fake reviews, AI or human.
The content of the anonymous ADHD book that offended the person the article centers on? Well they apparently read seemingly horrible AI generated nonsense like people with ADHD are “four times more likely to die significantly earlier”. Well unfortunately that’s actually generally true. Maybe it’s AI written sentence but there’s plenty of research showing folks with untreated ADHD die earlier and are much more likely to die in accidents. I don’t care to quote research here but it’s readily found.
The other complaint about ADHD outbursts resulting in lasting scars? Well unfortunately that can also be true. Folks with ADHD are more prone to saying things they don’t mean or even if true said in a hurtful way.
One ADHD book I read years back pre-LLMs, was written by a counselor whose ADHD client snapped back something like “I’m glad your mother died” to their spouse without meaning too. The counselor said it took years for the couple to heal from that and never fully recovered. So yes, ADHD can result in injuries that leave lasting scars. Sometimes ADHD can really suck.
Overall the article seems to be “personal read unpleasant things about their ADHD diagnosis” and blames it on LLM tools with scant evidence. It’s about as annoying an article as posts on HN claiming another comment sounds AI written. Maybe it is, maybe not, but crap writing existed before LLMs. The article has less overall thought IMHO than an actual LLM might show.