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Lately, I've seen a couple responses to my comments which inquire about metrics. They seem strange and I wonder if they are bots. I just noticed this inquiry i

by teliskr 12d ago

Lately, I've seen a couple responses to my comments which inquire about metrics. They seem strange and I wonder if they are bots. I just noticed this inquiry is from an account that is 11 days old. How does one benefit by adding bot comments in a forum like this?

lolakutty 11d ago
take a look at my comments and tell me if you feel like I am a bot...
- fragmede 11d ago
  If you could stop creating new accounts, that would be great though
  - lolakutty 11d ago
    This is my very first account...
    - fragmede 11d ago
      Apologies then! There's been a rash of new accounts from an individual who is too cowardly to keep with one account.
- teliskr 11d ago
  oh, no worries.. what kind of metrics would be helpful here?
edgyquant 11d ago
They’re not bots they are ai skeptics who want to prove that ai isn’t actually productive we all just think it is
- teliskr 11d ago
  I can understand normies being AI skeptics, but at this point it is a pretty insane position for any developer/nerd. It's like being schizophrenic and completely out of touch with reality.
  - breakpointalpha 10d ago
    Asking for proof of improvement is a very rational reaction to the last three to five years of constant AI hype cycling. It's a simple question that seems to make AI cheerleaders really mad. "How are you measuring improvement." I use AI for coding every day and see it fail all the time, I'm a seasoned developer and early tech adopter just like everyone else on HN. I'm still very skeptical because of how often these systems just miss. It's gambler's ruin on a very large scale, we remember the hits and forget the misses.
    - teliskr 10d ago
      What kind of metrics are you looking for? No one answers that question. It's like asking for clinical trial results about whether or not a parachute works and if you should use one when jumping out of a plane. I don't expect AI to be perfect. Are people perfect? I leave room for corrections, but at this point they are usually minor and acceptable.

by teliskr 12d ago

lolakutty 11d ago

take a look at my comments and tell me if you feel like I am a bot...

fragmede 11d ago
If you could stop creating new accounts, that would be great though
- lolakutty 11d ago
  This is my very first account...
  - fragmede 11d ago
    Apologies then! There's been a rash of new accounts from an individual who is too cowardly to keep with one account.
teliskr 11d ago
oh, no worries.. what kind of metrics would be helpful here?

edgyquant 11d ago

They’re not bots they are ai skeptics who want to prove that ai isn’t actually productive we all just think it is

teliskr 11d ago
I can understand normies being AI skeptics, but at this point it is a pretty insane position for any developer/nerd. It's like being schizophrenic and completely out of touch with reality.
- breakpointalpha 10d ago
  Asking for proof of improvement is a very rational reaction to the last three to five years of constant AI hype cycling. It's a simple question that seems to make AI cheerleaders really mad. "How are you measuring improvement." I use AI for coding every day and see it fail all the time, I'm a seasoned developer and early tech adopter just like everyone else on HN. I'm still very skeptical because of how often these systems just miss. It's gambler's ruin on a very large scale, we remember the hits and forget the misses.
  - teliskr 10d ago
    What kind of metrics are you looking for? No one answers that question. It's like asking for clinical trial results about whether or not a parachute works and if you should use one when jumping out of a plane. I don't expect AI to be perfect. Are people perfect? I leave room for corrections, but at this point they are usually minor and acceptable.