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I know this line of commentary is getting tiring, but… > These are not diplomatic talking points. They are factories, laboratories and payrolls. > not communi

I know this line of commentary is getting tiring, but… > These are not diplomatic talking points. They are factories, laboratories and payrolls. > not communiques, not summits, but signed agreements > These are not vague aspirations. They are the technical and regulatory arenas where … > The Technology Prosperity Deal is a framework, not a result. I can’t tell if these are AI tics or not, and that alone is very annoying. The anxiety of not knowing whether you’re reading the result of someone else’s hard reporting work, or being fed algorithmic content from a machine. We really need some form of universal “AI-assisted” stamp on all published content, like some platforms already do for images.

NikxDa 5mo ago
Even if they are not (which I most definitely think they are), a good writer would know and avoid them, as sad as it is that there is a need for this
- SlinkyOnStairs 5mo ago
  > as sad as it is that there is a need for this It's just a fact of being a writer. Sounding like AI is the big current problem, but it's hardly new. A big awkward one is politics; Certain turns of phrase and idioms are used exclusively in certain in-groups and a novice writer can easily blunder their way into sounding like a nazi if they're not careful.
soco 5mo ago
I see your point, and totally agree it applies on art of any kind. But in news reporting? Here I am rather interested in the updates, in the information being brought to me. The packaging is less important - to me at least, so I wouldn't complain in this case. And let me underline again the difference: I don't even care to listen to AI music, but would read news brought by AI (those not hallucinated).
- bonsai_spool 5mo ago
  > But in news reporting? This is a commentary piece, not news
RickJWagner 5mo ago
The article is credited to this guy. ( He makes a LinkedIn post about the article, too. ) If this is AI, I’m impressed by the amount of detail-sprinkling it’s throwing in. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrep66/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrep66/
- SiempreViernes 5mo ago
  That doesn't disprove he didn't create the text mainly using AI, but it's true that Linkedin is an impressive source of human created sloptext.
Luc 5mo ago
Pangram.com rates it fully AI generated with high confidence.
delichon 5mo ago
> I know this line of commentary is getting tiring, but… It's beyond that and into obsession. I don't care whether a piece of information is written by a human, an AI or a talking dog. I care about if it is surprising and true. That feeling seems to put me in a small minority.
- woleium 5mo ago
  I agree, slop is annoying because it’s not good. When it gets good i don’t mind, as long as it is accurate.

NikxDa 5mo ago

Even if they are not (which I most definitely think they are), a good writer would know and avoid them, as sad as it is that there is a need for this

SlinkyOnStairs 5mo ago
> as sad as it is that there is a need for this It's just a fact of being a writer. Sounding like AI is the big current problem, but it's hardly new. A big awkward one is politics; Certain turns of phrase and idioms are used exclusively in certain in-groups and a novice writer can easily blunder their way into sounding like a nazi if they're not careful.

soco 5mo ago

I see your point, and totally agree it applies on art of any kind. But in news reporting? Here I am rather interested in the updates, in the information being brought to me. The packaging is less important - to me at least, so I wouldn't complain in this case. And let me underline again the difference: I don't even care to listen to AI music, but would read news brought by AI (those not hallucinated).

bonsai_spool 5mo ago
> But in news reporting? This is a commentary piece, not news

RickJWagner 5mo ago

The article is credited to this guy. ( He makes a LinkedIn post about the article, too. ) If this is AI, I’m impressed by the amount of detail-sprinkling it’s throwing in. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrep66/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrep66/

SiempreViernes 5mo ago
That doesn't disprove he didn't create the text mainly using AI, but it's true that Linkedin is an impressive source of human created sloptext.

Luc 5mo ago

Pangram.com rates it fully AI generated with high confidence.

delichon 5mo ago

> I know this line of commentary is getting tiring, but… It's beyond that and into obsession. I don't care whether a piece of information is written by a human, an AI or a talking dog. I care about if it is surprising and true. That feeling seems to put me in a small minority.

woleium 5mo ago
I agree, slop is annoying because it’s not good. When it gets good i don’t mind, as long as it is accurate.