alt Hacker NewsBlog posts, like academic papers, should have to divulge how AI has been used to write them.
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Yes this is clearly verbatim output from an LLM.
But it's perfect HN bait, really. The title is spicy enough that folks will comment without reading the article (more so than usual), and so it survives a bit longer before being flagged as slop.
You're absolutely right! Let's delve into why blog posts like this highlight the conflict between the speed and convenience of AI and authentic human expression. Because it's not just about fears of hallucination—it's about ensuring the author's voice gets heard. Clearly. Completely. Unmistakably.
Granted it's often easy to tell on your own, but when I'm uncertain I use GPTZero's Chrome extension for this. Eventually I'll stop doing that and assume most of what I read outside of select trusted forums is genAI.
People used to write Medium/Linkedin slop by hand and they didn't have to disclose it. Slopping is its own punishment.
Even blog post is generous. This is an ad.