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I'd be interested to know why those comments were flagged actually. They don't scream AI and no-one has replied calling them out as AI, etc. But the vast majori
by afavour 8mo ago
I'd be interested to know why those comments were flagged actually. They don't scream AI and no-one has replied calling them out as AI, etc. But the vast majority are dead.
- dvt 8mo ago> four bland messages That's why. Boring, bland, etc. That account's M.O. is basically "write a paragraph that says nothing." Fwiw, I do think AI can be indistinguishable from dumb, boring people, but usually those kinds of people won't be on HN.
- Faark 8mo agoOh we are on HN, just usually don't comment.
- lsaferite 8mo agoThis made me laugh more that it should have. Thanks! I feel like I'm certainly in that club as well.
- GreenWatermelon 8mo agoHey, dont't insult me! I finally got my downvote privilege after 6 years and I'm NOT afraid of using it!
- mike_hearn 8mo agoThe account was immediately shadowbanned after re-awakening from a long period of inactivity. I agree it doesn't seem obviously AI. The early comments are all in the same writing style and smell human. Lots of strong opinions e.g. "logged in after years away and had basically the same experience. the feed is just AI slop and engagement bait now, none of it from people I actually followed." [about Facebook] HN has got a big problem with silently shadowbanning accounts for no obvious reason. Whether it's an attempt to fight bots gone wrong or something else isn't clear. By the very nature of shadowbanning there is no feedback loop that can correct mistake.
- yorwba 8mo agoPretty sure they weren't shadowbanned immediately, since people replied to some of those [dead] comments. Most likely the shadowban was applied retroactively after posting the more obviously generated stuff.