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PhysicsForums and the Dead Internet Theory -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42816284 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42816284

rpigab 9mo ago
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- aw1621107 9mo ago
  > Before you ask: this quote was made with ChatGPT (GPT-5.2), unmodified, first attempt. Just a heads up in case you didn't know, but generated comments are not allowed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654
  - rpigab 9mo ago
    Thanks, I wasn't aware.
    - eszed 9mo ago
      I'll understand if dang takes it down, but the heavy (and intentional, I assume) irony makes it one I'd personally keep up. Thanks for posting that.
      - rpigab 9mo ago
        The whole plot of Blade Runner is to detect AI so indeed, it is intentional, also I'm surprised ChatGPT managed to create something nice given the difficulty, but I understand HN would become awful in a matter of days if we let AI comments stay.
  - CamperBob2 9mo ago
    I think dang's intention here is to prohibit undisclosed comments posted by either bots or lazy humans, not topical, attributed comments that were generated by models and posted as part of a good-faith discussion by actual users. Can't speak for dang, obviously, but that's the rule I'd make in his shoes.
    - krapp 9mo ago
      dang has made it clear that all generated comments and articles are off topic. Hacker News is for human discussion, and AI generated content undermines that. eg: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42976756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42976756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40600057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40600057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45572704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45572704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41237678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41237678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40569734 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40569734 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35210503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35210503
      - CamperBob2 9mo ago
        The people he's addressing were either actively trying to fool other users, or lazily using AI to engage as superficially as they could. The comment here was a borderline case of the latter, but I think it was on the worthwhile side of the border, personally. In any case, a blanket prohibition is pointless, because it won't be long before there's simply no way to tell.
        krapp 9mo ago
        A blanket prohibition may be futile but it's anything but pointless. Once Hacker News becomes nothing but bots posting stories written by bots for other bots to comment on - which is the inevitable end point of a permissive attitude towards this stuff - what even is the fucking point to any of this? SEO juice?

rpigab 9mo ago

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aw1621107 9mo ago
> Before you ask: this quote was made with ChatGPT (GPT-5.2), unmodified, first attempt. Just a heads up in case you didn't know, but generated comments are not allowed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654
- rpigab 9mo ago
  Thanks, I wasn't aware.
  - eszed 9mo ago
    I'll understand if dang takes it down, but the heavy (and intentional, I assume) irony makes it one I'd personally keep up. Thanks for posting that.
    - rpigab 9mo ago
      The whole plot of Blade Runner is to detect AI so indeed, it is intentional, also I'm surprised ChatGPT managed to create something nice given the difficulty, but I understand HN would become awful in a matter of days if we let AI comments stay.
- CamperBob2 9mo ago
  I think dang's intention here is to prohibit undisclosed comments posted by either bots or lazy humans, not topical, attributed comments that were generated by models and posted as part of a good-faith discussion by actual users. Can't speak for dang, obviously, but that's the rule I'd make in his shoes.
  - krapp 9mo ago
    dang has made it clear that all generated comments and articles are off topic. Hacker News is for human discussion, and AI generated content undermines that. eg: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45077654 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43085954 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42976756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42976756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40600057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40600057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46102885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45572704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45572704 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43979537 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41237678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41237678 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40569734 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40569734 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35210503 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35210503
    - CamperBob2 9mo ago
      The people he's addressing were either actively trying to fool other users, or lazily using AI to engage as superficially as they could. The comment here was a borderline case of the latter, but I think it was on the worthwhile side of the border, personally. In any case, a blanket prohibition is pointless, because it won't be long before there's simply no way to tell.
      - krapp 9mo ago
        A blanket prohibition may be futile but it's anything but pointless. Once Hacker News becomes nothing but bots posting stories written by bots for other bots to comment on - which is the inevitable end point of a permissive attitude towards this stuff - what even is the fucking point to any of this? SEO juice?