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artimaeis | 4 months ago

Sorry if I'm missing something obvious -- but how have you come to the conclusion that all the articles are AI generated?

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ednite|4 months ago

Author here. My early posts were pretty heavily AI-edited, honestly just me trying to save time since I write these after hours (and for devs, “after hours” usually means late). I’ve been going back to those early pieces and slowly updating them, but I don’t regret it. I’ll use whatever tool helps me get an idea out of my head and into the world. This whole writing thing is still new for me, and I’m learning as I go. thanks.

4b11b4|4 months ago

Out of your head, then turned into garbage, then into the world. You'll regret it later as people see your writing as nothingness and incomprehensive, not to be trusted, etc

ModernMech|4 months ago

I think in this day and age people should start assuming content is AI and then working backwards to a place of trust.

For example: Ed Nite says he doesn't want to be a programmer anymore. Who is Ed Nite? Is he even a programmer at all?

As far as I can tell, Ed Nite: Programmer doesn't really exist, must be a pen name. As far as his content, he mostly talks about being a writer and using AI. There's no real technical content to speak of. He doesn't link to a Github or work record. I found a youtube page of his with a single AI video on it from 6 months ago. As far as I can tell Ed Nite was invented 6 months ago to start blogging about blogging, self improvement and AI at mindthenerd.com.

So do I trust him? No. Assume AI and move on.

Epitaque|4 months ago

He's also got several nudges to enter your email and subscribe to his blog. And mentions getting 50+ emails a day that he has to respond to and mentions he uses AI to respond to them. He seems to like blasting people with AI content, and also as this blog post mentions, gets sent a lot of AI content himself. It's kinda weird, why is he doing this lol

ednite|4 months ago

Hey ModernMech, Ed Nite here. Not AI, just a guy with too much imagination (and yes, a pen name). I’m a real software dev who’s spent years building and supporting B2B platforms as a solo dev. Lately, I’ve been leaning into the creative side, blogging, writing, and soon, YouTube. My ego even likes to think AI sounds like me (wink).

SoftTalker|4 months ago

I think we need an AI flag on HN. I’m not here to read AI slop, I can easily generate that myself if I want it.

the_af|4 months ago

It's sad that it's come to this. I have zero interest in reading AI slop, and I wonder who does.

To be clear, there was always filler content on the internet, but with AI this is exploding.

local_surfer|4 months ago

I must say looking at the other blog posts and their clickbaity titles, it sounds very much like a click-harvesting operation. Especially considering that the blog just started a few months ago, there's a good chance it's generated to profit from AI angst.

ednite|4 months ago

Thanks for your comment. I’m proud that the blog is getting some attention because I really do put a lot into it. After a career working through RFP fluff, websites, and blog copy, I know the whole SEO catchy game. I just have a big imagination and a creative flair, just this morning i came up with 3 more catchy titles for my next blog.

The blog's direction is still unclear for me. For now, I just want to share experiences and ideas, and if even one person finds them useful, that’s enough.

I’m not looking to profit from it. In fact, I turned AdSense off almost as quickly as it got approved. (Point in case: When i got started in April, ChatGPT suggested I apply and i foolishly did) One morning I woke up to see my blog plastered with ads, forgetting I had applied. I nearly fell out of bed in horror and shame. I turned them off.