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The Old Grey Thinker's avatar

The yobros claim they use advanced detailed prompts but it is obvious they use simple prompts and cut n paste big clue ask ai what’s wrong with article what’s missing who else would benefit….

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Joe Forrest's avatar

I use projects with very specialized instructions depending on what I'm doing. And before it will produce anything for me, it's been instructed to ask me clarifying questions out the wazoo.

You're absolutely right about the yobros. It's not super hard to tell those that do simple cut/paste jobs.

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Michelle Buck's avatar

Here’s what makes me laugh about this: how do you know what AI sounds like if you don’t use it? Kind of blows up their whole argument. You actually have to use AI to see all the “tells”.

But ok, someone said something using AI and it’s clear, concise, and organized. Big deal. I remove the jargon when I use AI because I’m personally annoyed by corporate lingo. If you write poorly, don’t you think the trash takes itself out? Why do these people act like it’s an episode of CSI? They seem intent on finding out if you used AI.

Get a damn life. Just don’t read it if it bothers you.

I use Claude and sometimes it gets things wrong. I have to make sure it’s accurate.

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Maurice Klimek's avatar

> Is it “real writing” if AI touched it?

> Reality check: readers don’t care.

Phew... ;-)

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Joe Forrest's avatar

I've found this to be true. The average reader just wants information. Only the nose in the air types care about this.

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Joe Forrest's avatar

The people that are against it are against it because they don't know how to use it properly and good writers can outpace them when they know how. They point at the copy/paste bros to prove their points, but the copy/paste people were never good writers.

They essentially just want to be mad about something.

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