▲ 7 ▼ How Stuff Works replaced writers with GPT-generated content and laid off editors (mastodon.social) submitted 3 years ago by narwhal@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Even medium human writers can comprehend their work as a whole, though Sure, but a lot of humans are rather bad writers. but any company going full LLM isn’t looking for quality. That is true for 24h news cycle of online media, regardless LLM. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Sure, but a lot of humans are rather bad writers. Bad writing is still a step above rng junk, imo. but any company going full LLM isn’t looking for quality. That is true for 24h news cycle of online media, regardless LLM. Yes, that was my point. Setting up your company to put out more content than can possibly be processed by humans is a glaring sign of their values - ie quantity far above quality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bad writing is still a step above rng junk, imo. I'v read writing worse than GTP. I had to help someone write an essay - and I just wrote it for him in the end, because he absolutely lacked the skills to write a long meaningful text. At at the same time - genius of a percussionist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you think that person was signing up for jobs writing for blogs or content farms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you read some low quality journalism? The whole yellow press can be replaced with GTP and no one would ever see a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so do you wanna talk about your terrible writing partner in school? Or "yellow press"? Or maybe the topic of the article, which isn't journalism in the slightest? Or how about my point, which was, again, that even bad writers have context, as opposed to an LLM which is just filling in the arbitrary patterns it's programmed to delineate. Readability is not what I'm talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Sure, but a lot of humans are rather bad writers. Bad writing is still a step above rng junk, imo. but any company going full LLM isn’t looking for quality. That is true for 24h news cycle of online media, regardless LLM. Yes, that was my point. Setting up your company to put out more content than can possibly be processed by humans is a glaring sign of their values - ie quantity far above quality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bad writing is still a step above rng junk, imo. I'v read writing worse than GTP. I had to help someone write an essay - and I just wrote it for him in the end, because he absolutely lacked the skills to write a long meaningful text. At at the same time - genius of a percussionist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you think that person was signing up for jobs writing for blogs or content farms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you read some low quality journalism? The whole yellow press can be replaced with GTP and no one would ever see a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so do you wanna talk about your terrible writing partner in school? Or "yellow press"? Or maybe the topic of the article, which isn't journalism in the slightest? Or how about my point, which was, again, that even bad writers have context, as opposed to an LLM which is just filling in the arbitrary patterns it's programmed to delineate. Readability is not what I'm talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Bad writing is still a step above rng junk, imo. I'v read writing worse than GTP. I had to help someone write an essay - and I just wrote it for him in the end, because he absolutely lacked the skills to write a long meaningful text. At at the same time - genius of a percussionist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you think that person was signing up for jobs writing for blogs or content farms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you read some low quality journalism? The whole yellow press can be replaced with GTP and no one would ever see a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so do you wanna talk about your terrible writing partner in school? Or "yellow press"? Or maybe the topic of the article, which isn't journalism in the slightest? Or how about my point, which was, again, that even bad writers have context, as opposed to an LLM which is just filling in the arbitrary patterns it's programmed to delineate. Readability is not what I'm talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Do you think that person was signing up for jobs writing for blogs or content farms? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you read some low quality journalism? The whole yellow press can be replaced with GTP and no one would ever see a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so do you wanna talk about your terrible writing partner in school? Or "yellow press"? Or maybe the topic of the article, which isn't journalism in the slightest? Or how about my point, which was, again, that even bad writers have context, as opposed to an LLM which is just filling in the arbitrary patterns it's programmed to delineate. Readability is not what I'm talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Have you read some low quality journalism? The whole yellow press can be replaced with GTP and no one would ever see a difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so do you wanna talk about your terrible writing partner in school? Or "yellow press"? Or maybe the topic of the article, which isn't journalism in the slightest? Or how about my point, which was, again, that even bad writers have context, as opposed to an LLM which is just filling in the arbitrary patterns it's programmed to delineate. Readability is not what I'm talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ok, so do you wanna talk about your terrible writing partner in school? Or "yellow press"? Or maybe the topic of the article, which isn't journalism in the slightest? Or how about my point, which was, again, that even bad writers have context, as opposed to an LLM which is just filling in the arbitrary patterns it's programmed to delineate. Readability is not what I'm talking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) That's how you get the room permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
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