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How many words did I read in this article before I realized it wasn't written by AI? 10? 20? A paragraph or two? It's quite strange that it's very easy to dete

How many words did I read in this article before I realized it wasn't written by AI? 10? 20? A paragraph or two? It's quite strange that it's very easy to detect AI in writing.

jampekka 3mo ago
> It's quite strange that it's very easy to detect AI in writing. Or you detect only the easy to detect AI writing?
- sometimelurker 3mo ago
  I really freaked out once I stopped seeing AI gen videos on those scrollyapps, that fear is what got me off them. (the videos got so good I couldn't tell if they were real or not)
ramon156 3mo ago
Something something entropy If I ask three models to write an intro to the cold war, they'll all try to pick words that sound like they should be related-ish. I'm not saying that's how they work at all, but the output is indistinguishable from just grabbing some words in the wikipedia page. Humans make mistakes. They'll use words they recently learned. They'll use words that sound good. Entropy still applies, but these outliers are what keeps us from a synthetic piece of writing
- IsTom 3mo ago
  Especially with how they pick (one of) the most likely word as the next one. And the most likely word is exactly the one with least entropy, the least surprising one and giving the least amount of information you can.
boelboel 3mo ago
"I am also an engineer, which means I have a healthy respect for the practical. All this made me a fine skeptic ..." is what did it for me.
sajithdilshan 3mo ago
For me it’s easily the — character. Like no human would use that since it’s not in any standard keyboard
- deleted 3mo ago
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- fragmede 3mo ago
  It's readily accessible on a software keyboard. Software keyboards are common on smartphone devices. Y'know that thing that 75% of the world's population uses?
- engcoach 3mo ago
  Option-hyphen key on macOS. I used to make prolific use of the emdash and LLMs took that from me!
rdiddly 3mo ago
How many words before you realized it was a piece of shit though? For me it was "Because I am a Sci-Fi nerd." Yet I kept reading, because I am a fucking fool, and now I'm pissed that I spent time on it.
fwipsy 3mo ago
I think in this case "this isn't AI writing" is not a compliment. I find the tone pretty grating, tbh. The author clearly has a very high opinion of themselves. Just explain your ideas clearly so we can evaluate them on their merits.

How many words did I read in this article before I realized it wasn't written by AI? 10? 20? A paragraph or two? It's quite strange that it's very easy to detect AI in writing.

jampekka 3mo ago

> It's quite strange that it's very easy to detect AI in writing. Or you detect only the easy to detect AI writing?

sometimelurker 3mo ago
I really freaked out once I stopped seeing AI gen videos on those scrollyapps, that fear is what got me off them. (the videos got so good I couldn't tell if they were real or not)

ramon156 3mo ago

Something something entropy If I ask three models to write an intro to the cold war, they'll all try to pick words that sound like they should be related-ish. I'm not saying that's how they work at all, but the output is indistinguishable from just grabbing some words in the wikipedia page. Humans make mistakes. They'll use words they recently learned. They'll use words that sound good. Entropy still applies, but these outliers are what keeps us from a synthetic piece of writing

IsTom 3mo ago
Especially with how they pick (one of) the most likely word as the next one. And the most likely word is exactly the one with least entropy, the least surprising one and giving the least amount of information you can.

boelboel 3mo ago

"I am also an engineer, which means I have a healthy respect for the practical. All this made me a fine skeptic ..." is what did it for me.

sajithdilshan 3mo ago

For me it’s easily the — character. Like no human would use that since it’s not in any standard keyboard

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fragmede 3mo ago
It's readily accessible on a software keyboard. Software keyboards are common on smartphone devices. Y'know that thing that 75% of the world's population uses?
engcoach 3mo ago
Option-hyphen key on macOS. I used to make prolific use of the emdash and LLMs took that from me!

rdiddly 3mo ago

How many words before you realized it was a piece of shit though? For me it was "Because I am a Sci-Fi nerd." Yet I kept reading, because I am a fucking fool, and now I'm pissed that I spent time on it.

fwipsy 3mo ago

I think in this case "this isn't AI writing" is not a compliment. I find the tone pretty grating, tbh. The author clearly has a very high opinion of themselves. Just explain your ideas clearly so we can evaluate them on their merits.