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Determining the quality of a how-to or any other kind of information you're looking for is the same job whether it was created by a human or by an AI. Check sou
by HappMacDonald 1y ago
Determining the quality of a how-to or any other kind of information you're looking for is the same job whether it was created by a human or by an AI. Check sources, read horizontally, patronize trusted producers and get your information from there.
We've got a tragedy of the commons whereupon we've grown complacent that search engines and wisdom of crowds (of nameless strangers) would see us through, but that was never a good strategy to begin with.
AI slop does little but highlight this fact and give us plenty of reason to vet our sources more carefully.
- EGreg 1y agoThis exact kind of oblivious response always appears like clockwork on HN underneath any criticism of AI. “It was always like this… AI does nothing new but…” I wonder if this is itself a form of AI generation LOL
- taneq 1y agoTragedy of the commons was a thing to consider when we had sheep that grazed on the commons. It changed significantly when we invented combine harvesters. The listicle-rot was already painful when the listicles were human-written and poorly researched. Automating the process has not improved the situation.