Tell HN: Tired of Generic Long Form A.I Posts
they all sound generic - monotonous - soul or individual voice same tidbits all over: >> Here's the game change >> What the math says >> What everyone doesn't know >> the em-dashes -- for everyone who still writes in their own voice, thank you. if you generate social media slop for either linkedIn, Shitter, HN then F*k You
Discussion Highlights (11 comments)
cyw
I used to do that but not anymore, I now write it myself first and only tell AI to fix any grammar issues since English is my third language but that’s it.
dokdev
Especially LinkedIn + AI Slop Posts are just unbearable.
solaire_oa
I am having a blast with this: https://github.com/samuelclay/hackersmacker I dropped into /new so that I can "foe" all the barf.
rvz
A couple of other dead giveaways: >> Emojis (:sparkles, :green_tick) at the start of every title. >> "That's not a X, it is a Y" >> "Why this solution works" All visible on LinkedIn, X and GitHub.
belval
My favorite is seeing thought leader-style posts in LinkedIn by coworkers whose writing style I am familiar with, clearly written by an LLM.
tonymet
what if authors marked up AI content with special classifier Unicode characters to clarify how it was used. From full robot, down to minor grammar or markup assistance?
Aperocky
I've gravitated towards this: Code: ~100% LLM Communication: ~100% Me Communication isn't docs, docs are increasingly defined by more steering docs which are read by both LLM and humans; but for pure human consumption (e.g. email). I type them virtually 100%, this keep every sentence my own words.
mrwh
And then it's _still_ just a copy of something that already exists, except done in rust for some reason.
elixx
You're absolutely right! (I actually typed that.)
jkmcf
I'm tired of long winded posts that bury the lead, AI or otherwise. Long form can be worthwhile, but many times it's just the writer performing an unnecessary guitar solo.
wai1234
Most posts on those platforms are drivel, regardless of authorship. Stop picking on em dashes. The reality is that too many people have short attention spans and no idea of coherent presentation. Everything looks like text messages. The feed algorithms actually penalize thought. On LI, a snarky throwaway comment will get 1000 impressions. A thoughtful paragraph gets 10. Meh.