Comment by dang
3 years ago
Auto-generated comments are banned on HN but I think we'd get accused of overreach if we tried to tell people how they should use ChatGPT.
3 years ago
Auto-generated comments are banned on HN but I think we'd get accused of overreach if we tried to tell people how they should use ChatGPT.
Barging into a conversation with what amounts to "I don't know what I'm talking about, but I expect you to read the next five paragraphs of GPT copy-pasta" is at least as harmful as a "shallow dismissal" or "internet trope". It's a gish-gallop at best, and outright spam at worst. It is not overreach to curb antisocial behavior, whether machine-assisted or naturally-occurring.
I agree! (except I think "antisocial behavior" in the last sentence is too harsh). But I don't see how we can make a moderation rule out of it. "Don't quote ChatGPT as if it were an authoritative source of information" is much too specific. We'd need some sort of general principle.