Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans

fcpguru

i agree but how is this ever going to be enforced verified? https://proofofhumanity.id/ ?

snoren

No way to verify. Relying on the humans here to self censor has never worked in the history of man. But the idea in itself is good. HN is for human to human conversation.

lapcat

I had been wondering if and when HN would update its guidelines for this. Glad to see it.

tromp

Also please don't post accusations of comments reeking of AI.

jeffrallen

I, for one, welcome my human overlords.

iammjm

I believe the issue of proving who is and who isn't really human on the Internet will be a really important issue in the coming years, especially without sacrificing people's right to privacy and anonymity in the process.

petermcneeley

There are ways to test for AI but sadly it would probably result in violation of other hn guidelines.

RealityVoid

I think using AI for a bit more potent spellchecking or style hints is... fine, honestly. I don't usually do it, you can tell from all the silly spelling mistakes I do. But a bit more polishing for your posts is a good thing, not a bad one, as long as it doesn't hide your voice.

LtWorf

I think it's hilarious that whenever someone complains about it they're a luddite, and now this happens on a website that is filled with LLM enthusiasts who have done nothing but overpromise.

smy20011

Agree, AI generated articles & comments provide little to none value other than the original prompt. Please just post the original prompt instead.

Timothycquinn

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Kim_Bruning

I would amend to: "Don't post comments that are not human originated at this time. We want to see your human opinion shine through." This gives people some amount of leeway and allows just rhe right amount of exceptions that prove the rule. (That said, to be frank, some of the newer better behaved models are sometimes more polite and better HN denizens than the actual humans. This is something you're going to have to take into account! :-P )

OtomotO

I just told my dog he isn't allowed to post here anymore... He said he will take his business elsewhere then!

xbryanx

Great message...but gosh, can someone throw 15px of padding on that <td>? I know HN is supposed to be minimal, but I had to check the URL to confirm that this was a real page because of the odd design.

ex-aws-dude

From henceforth any comment containing the word "absolutely" or "--" shall be automatically deleted.

add-sub-mul-div

Is there a site that deserves more than this one to be destroyed by slop? It's hypocritical but telling for the places most actively trying to profit from it to ban it themselves.

capricio_one

Real talk: who is this guideline going to stop? People are already doing this and they will continue. Even if you find them, they’ll just make more accounts and continue.

schappim

I have a kid with severe written language issues, and the utilisation of STT w/ a LLM-powered edit has unlocked a whole world that was previously inaccessible. What is amazing is it would have remained so just a couple of years ago!

fidotron

The only question is is the entity interesting and/or correct. Those properties are in the eye of the beholder. If they're human or not is beside the point. After all, no one knows I'm a dog.