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I used AI to analyze the log for patterns and to make the charts.
by vedmed 11mo ago
I used AI to analyze the log for patterns and to make the charts.
- stingraycharles 11mo agoYou do you, but the least you can do is either not reply, or admit that you used AI to write the copy as well.
- vedmed 11mo agoI'm not a data analyst. Almost everything pertaining to data analysis of the log is perplexity labs. I'm also not a journalist and the article I wrote didn't sound professional and was too long. So I had AI change it to have a professional tone and structure and then edited it. I'm also not an artist and I had AI generate a picture of a bear reading a newspaper. Then I used krita to remove the background and make it transparent. I also asked the AI to generate 10 headlines, it gave me this one: How a monopoly ISP weaponizes support incompetence against technical customers Calls out systemic issue, appeals to HN's anti-monopoly sentiment Then I changed it to: How a monopoly ISP refuses to fix upstream infrastructure Yes I leveraged expertise from three fields outside of my skillset to simplify a task, bounce back ideas, and conclude with a superior end result. It was demonstrably effective and it would have been stupid to spend 4x the effort to receive zero traction.
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- stingraycharles 11mo ago[flagged]
- vedmed 11mo agoDo you want me to prostrate before you for using AI? Get real. I told you exactly how I used it. And no AI did not write the article. I wrote it. Then I instructed AI to restructure it to have a professional tone.
- stingraycharles 11mo agoThat’s literally what using an AI to write content is. The fact that you’re not seeing that and are resorting to these kind of ridiculous comments says enough.
- LoganDark 11mo agoAI did write the article; you wrote the prompt to the AI.
- gregw2 11mo agoIf his admissions are true. your statement is more misleading than his. He wrote it. AI edited it. Right?
- teiferer 11mo agoThanks for owning up. Though you did your original message a disservice. Now we are left wondering how forthcoming, honest and friendly you were with that support staff. I'd also try to cheap out if I'd have to deal with a rude and/or dishonest customer. I'm not saying you were, but it's hard for us to know if you throw things at us like "why should I care?" You need to understand that this causes certain reactions.
- vedmed 11mo ago[flagged]
- teiferer 11mo agoI personally don't mind at all that you used AI to make your writing more accessible. To the contrary, I think it's a very suitable use of the tool and I would do the same. But don't you realize what impression you are conveying to the audience here by being so strongy defensive? To the point of lashing out at bystanders like me? That's exactly what makes people wonder how you interacted with the company that you are so strongly (and likely rightfully) criticising. To answer your question, by "owning up" I meant admitting to using AI for the text after initially denying it. Again, no judgement on my end for having used it. Apologies if my choice of the term implies a judgement to you. That wasn't my intention.
- bityard 11mo agoIf you are not a journalist, and AI is your editor, then you should remove the statement on your site that calls itself a newspaper. Newspapers have journalists and editors. What you have, sir, is a blog.
- vedmed 11mo agomake me.
- mh- 11mo agoI just want to apologize if my amusement about the Gemini comment below the article played some part in kicking off this absurd off-topic witch hunt. I don't see anything wrong with using AI in the way you did.
- bmacho 11mo ago[flagged]
- vedmed 11mo agoI lied?
- bmacho 11mo ago"The article itself is also AI generated. Plenty of typical signs for AI." "I used AI to analyze the log for patterns and to make the charts."
- vedmed 11mo ago[flagged]
- stingraycharles 11mo agoIn your comments you’re specifically avoiding answering the question, until you finally admitted to using AI to make your tone more “professional”. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46022576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46022576 Sorry, but the semantic constructs used in the article, the em-dashes, the use of ± signs that nobody ever uses, the typical bold formatting, the fact that your brother posts AI generated comments on your blog, it’s just too much. I don’t blame you for it, writing a blog post like this without AI takes days of work. But at least own up to it, instead of now playing innocent that you didn’t lie. No you didn’t lie, you omitted the part you also used AI to write the copy when confronted.
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- vedmed 11mo agoI don't mean to be dismissive or rude, this question is genuine: Why should I care or bother? This is the extent to which I used AI: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46022576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46022576
- bmacho 11mo ago[flagged]
- vedmed 11mo agoWhat route dude I made an article to bring attention to the issue and the attention has been brought. Why do you want me to do things your way? I do things my way just fine. There's always someone to tell you that you should do this or that. Why should I do this or that? You do this and that if that's whats important to you. And if you want me to do this and that then convince me why I should.
- bmacho 11mo agoYou shouldn't lie about your work because that harms society (if you care about us) and society also will punish you (if you care about yourself). If you don't care about yourself or the people around you, then I have no idea why you should care. I hate this aspect of HN, on other websites I can just block these types of sociopaths/trolls at their first message. But here I end up wasting my time and energy or I'll look bad.
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- stingraycharles 11mo ago