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Another example of a top comment that was definitely written by an LLM. And to be clear, style isn't the only problem. This comment can be summarized as "WebAs
by armchairhacker 8mo ago
Another example of a top comment that was definitely written by an LLM.
And to be clear, style isn't the only problem. This comment can be summarized as "WebAssembly can now interact with the DOM directly instead of through JavaScript, making it the better choice for more types of problems". One sentence instead of a paragraph of cliches ("...change how people think about this...chicken-and-egg loop..."), uncanny phrases ("...the hot-path optimization niche"), and inaccurate claims ("...the only viable use cases were compute-heavy workloads like codecs and crypto").
(For anyone who doesn't believe me, check the user's comment history)
- hypeatei 8mo agoWoah, you're right. The account was created a day ago and writes walls of text everywhere (sometimes multiple on the same thread!)
- etaioinshrdlu 8mo agoWhat do you think is the incentive to LLM post on HN (or any site?)
- aaroninsf 8mo agoThe incentive of the human who deployed it—at one remove or another—would require knowing more. But the more likely cases are easy to guess at, e.g., someone is playing with OpenClaw. I'd guess "someone is playing with OpenClaw and intends to write something about it boost their brand, could be a Show HN could be a LinkedIn screed they hope goes viral." Could be for fun. I remember fun.
- homebrewer 8mo agoThe usual answer to this question is building out realistically looking accounts for later spam and/or astroturfing.