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ergl • today at 9:06 AM • 4 replies • view on HN

Once again the top submission of HN is an LLM-generated article. I know we're not supposed to speculate on people reading past the title, but I incur you to read 3 paragraphs and tell me with a straight face that you did not eyeroll at every short, empty phrase stated with enormous confidence.


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jmiskovic • today at 9:50 AM

Be careful with this, you'll get burned sooner or later. Short sentences and breaking up the rhythm are often taught as good writing style. The people will also pick up some LLMisms, especially the non-native speakers. I enjoyed this prose, I felt like author had a very personal perspective to share. My AI BS detector didn't spike and I think your post is the over-confident one.

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pjc50 • today at 9:41 AM

Generated, or translated from Polish?

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jampekka • today at 10:39 AM

I did not eyeroll at every short, empty phrase stated with enormous confidence. :|

It was a pleasant, concise and informative read. I actually read it from beginning to end. Unlike many of the artisanal articles starting with how the author experienced the crema of the morning's espresso.

fragmede • today at 10:35 AM

In this case, the writer very much doesn't have English as their first language. How's your Polish?

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