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Was this written by AI? This is just "I automated some things, use skills instead of scripts". Like, what did you automate? How much time did you save? How can

Was this written by AI? This is just "I automated some things, use skills instead of scripts". Like, what did you automate? How much time did you save? How can I reproduce that?

seizethecheese 4mo ago
I too found the article lacking, however I also feel we should have a new HN guideline to not talk about whether or not something was written by AI. It’s rather tiresome, and in this case probably wrong (AIs hate leaving things incomplete).
- ndespres 4mo ago
  It’s a useful signal. As the web becomes more full of noise. I am not interested in having my time wasted reading an article that the purported author couldn’t even be bothered to write. If there is a new guideline, I’d propose that it be to not submit AI-generated content.
- quadrifoliate 4mo ago
  There is already an HN guideline against submitting AI-generated text. > Don't post generated text or AI-edited text. HN is for conversation between humans. I think it's fair to discuss whether a post violates the guidelines. I guess it would also be okay to flag in that case?
  - imron 4mo ago
    I think OP was rather suggesting that we have a guideline to avoid comments about whether something was written by AI or not. Without fail, every comment section will have posts by people talking about how something is AI generated. Yeah we get it. It used to be novel to spot this, but now most people are pretty good at spotting it too and/or don't care. It's about as meaningful as noting an article is written in English.
    - cjohnson318 4mo ago
      Well, my bad. I won't ask dumb questions like "was this written by AI".
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3mo ago
  HN should have an AI flag for posts. I find the AI content is far more tiresome then people pointing out its AI.
azhenley 4mo ago
> This article was not written by AI. :(
CamperBob2 4mo ago
It seems content-free, at least at first glance, but I don't get LLM vibes from it.

Was this written by AI? This is just "I automated some things, use skills instead of scripts". Like, what did you automate? How much time did you save? How can I reproduce that?

seizethecheese 4mo ago

I too found the article lacking, however I also feel we should have a new HN guideline to not talk about whether or not something was written by AI. It’s rather tiresome, and in this case probably wrong (AIs hate leaving things incomplete).

ndespres 4mo ago
It’s a useful signal. As the web becomes more full of noise. I am not interested in having my time wasted reading an article that the purported author couldn’t even be bothered to write. If there is a new guideline, I’d propose that it be to not submit AI-generated content.
quadrifoliate 4mo ago
There is already an HN guideline against submitting AI-generated text. > Don't post generated text or AI-edited text. HN is for conversation between humans. I think it's fair to discuss whether a post violates the guidelines. I guess it would also be okay to flag in that case?
- imron 4mo ago
  I think OP was rather suggesting that we have a guideline to avoid comments about whether something was written by AI or not. Without fail, every comment section will have posts by people talking about how something is AI generated. Yeah we get it. It used to be novel to spot this, but now most people are pretty good at spotting it too and/or don't care. It's about as meaningful as noting an article is written in English.
  - cjohnson318 4mo ago
    Well, my bad. I won't ask dumb questions like "was this written by AI".
Eddy_Viscosity2 3mo ago
HN should have an AI flag for posts. I find the AI content is far more tiresome then people pointing out its AI.

azhenley 4mo ago

> This article was not written by AI. :(

CamperBob2 4mo ago

It seems content-free, at least at first glance, but I don't get LLM vibes from it.