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Not sure I agree with the AI edited comments. Using AI to improve the readability and clarity is fine. Sometimes a well structured comment is much better than a
by resiros 6mo ago
Not sure I agree with the AI edited comments. Using AI to improve the readability and clarity is fine. Sometimes a well structured comment is much better than a braindump that reads like ramblings. And AI is quite good at it (and probably will get better). To make the point, here is how this comment would have looked if edited:
"I don't fully agree with banning AI-edited comments. Using AI to improve readability and clarity is a reasonable thing to do. A well-structured comment is often much better than a braindump that reads like rambling. AI is quite good at this, and it will probably get better. To illustrate the point, here is how this comment would have looked if edited"
- dustycyanide 6mo agoI prefer your non-edited version. My brain automatically starts to zone out with the AI edited version, side effect of having read way too much AI text
- danbrooks 6mo agoI also prefer the original version - the AI version has a strange vibe.
- data-ottawa 6mo agoNot to take away from your point, but I like your original one better.
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- yesfitz 6mo agoIt's a matter of taste, but your original writing is way better. Your writing has your voice. Like dropping the "I am" from your first sentence, using parentheticals, couching your point in understatement (e.g "sometimes" meaning often instead of just saying "often"). The AI comment might be clear, but it sounds like a press release, not a person, and there's nothing to engage with.
- Sharlin 6mo agoThere's nothing inherently better about the edited version. It's just saying the same thing with synonyms substituted, at a slightly more formal but less personal register. HN comments are not academic text, colloquial turns of phrase are perfectly fine and expected.
- BeetleB 6mo ago> There's nothing inherently better about the edited version. Easier to read ==> More likely to be read. No, it's not saying the same thing, especially if the tool is telling you that your statement is ambiguous and should be rephrased.
- Sharlin 6mo agoMore formal register doesn’t mean easier to read or understand. To many people the exact opposite is the case.
- BeetleB 6mo ago> More formal register doesn’t mean easier to read or understand. And who is advocating for a more formal register?
- xxs 6mo agoEasier to read is mostly related with predictability of the text. Any time the brain mispredicts the next word, you'd have to go back and re-read. Unless you are purposely train on that specific way to expression, it ain't easier to read.
- BeetleB 6mo agoI don't know why this is confusing. If I forget to put the "not" qualifier in a sentence, do we agree that it can confuse (or worse, mislead) the reader?
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- cityofdelusion 6mo agoNon-edited is better. It flows and reads faster. The AI sentences they feel clinical and sterile. They feel, well, like AI.
- a_victorp 6mo agoI had never noticed the flow of AI text. They do make the flow of reading feel weird with a lot of pauses! Thanks for pointing it out
- xxs 6mo agoThe edited version is an example of a sterile/canned response. No one talks like that. While I do edit my comments to fix typos, certain spelling oddities and other peculiarities would be present.
- yellowapple 6mo agoFor all the people saying they prefer the non-edited version: would y'all be saying that if you didn't already know which one was the non-edited version? Be honest.