Comment by BeetleB
3 days ago
> Spellcheckers exist, you don't need an AI to change your voice.
How is using an AI to spell check changing my voice?
Yes, thank you - I know spellcheckers exist, as my comment clearly states. The amusing thing is that an LLM who had access to the thread would have alerted you to a basic error you're making.
> Also, if you have standards, you can always train yourself to spell better!
"You can always ..." is not an argument against alternatives.
Calm down. You're getting defensive, but it's not warranted. I'm not attacking you.
> The amusing thing is that an LLM who had access to the thread would have alerted you to a basic error you're making.
I didn't make the "basic error" of assuming you didn't know spellcheckers existed. I was stressing that since spellcheckers already exist, you don't need an AI assisting your comments-writing. Much basic, non-style-altering alternatives exist and are better.
> "You can always ..." is not an argument against alternatives.
The argument I'm making is that if you care so much about standards you can always hone them yourself instead of taking the lazy way out of having an AI write for you.
Alternatively, if you're lazy then your standards aren't too high.
And yes, this is an argument against the alternative you're suggesting.
> The argument I'm making is that if you care so much about standards you can always hone them yourself instead of taking the lazy way out of having an AI write for you.
It's pretty clear that in this case the use of AI is not a matter of laziness, but rather quality/consistency assurance. I use code formatters not because I'm too lazy to indent code myself, but because it helps guarantee that it's formatted consistently. I use a stud finder when mounting things to walls not because I'm too lazy to do the “knock on the wall” trick, but because the stud finder is more precise and reliable at it.
I don't use AI to edit my comments, but if I did, it would be not because I'm too lazy to check for all the things I want to avoid putting in my comments, but as an extra layer of assurance on top of what I've already trained myself to do.
> It's pretty clear that in this case the use of AI is not a matter of laziness, but rather quality/consistency assurance
But that's not something anybody wants of you in an informal context such as this (HN). It will flatten your voice and make you sound like a drone. We value a human voice.
Code is different. Outside of hobbies, code is not a form of self-expression. There's a reason why following your companies coding styles & practices is valued in software engineering. Companies value coders being interchangeable with each other, they do not want a "unique voice". I think it's completely unrelated to what we're discussing here.
> I don't use AI to edit my comments
What are we even debating, then?