Thanks for clarifying!

reducing the probability of the top weighted words the LLM chooses from

My feeling is that a writer who adjusts their word choice to present a particular way is definitionally behaving inauthentically. I would characterize such writing as “slop” even if it’s human made, because it was still heavily influenced by how LLMs “write”.

Put another way- I don’t believe that “not worrying about appearing as an LLM” is “giving up”, I think it’s a recognition that an LLM is not capable of fighting you in the first place. If you, a creative soul, allow fear of “coming off a certain way” (ANY way) to determine how you write, you have already lost.

I thought they invest any surplus into government debt securities?

As for Lemmy, there are many articles from lesser known sources that get positive attention here that seem to use AI but do not get removed

Well, Lemmy is not one thing, your instance for example is explicitly in favor of boosting AI-generated content. So that behavior is what I would expect if I had an account there. I personally wouldn’t go there expecting to see links to human-made content.

I don’t believe it’s possible for human writers to write both authentically and also in a way that is coded to verify they are human (as the article discusses) that an LLM couldn’t eventually come to replicate. I also don’t believe it’s possible for an LLM to write from their unique perspective. Therefore, I believe the strongest method for verifying ones own human-ness is to write from one’s own unique perspective.

signalling humanity in a way that resists automated systems

I think I would understand your perspective better if you gave an example or two of what signals could be used?

Social security is a bad investment for an individual, but most people are terrible investors if they invest into their future at all. So by giving everyone that baseline, it helps out everyone else, including the rich. And is therefore a fantastic investment for everyone.

We need to create /c/cornbread only then can we overtake Reddit

Hah, that’s a great example. The Room is nothing if not interesting!

That’s because LLMs cannot be interesting, even something poorly written can be interesting if it was written from a human perspective.

Yep, or heck- write really badly! It can’t do that either!

If you’re reading, you want to determine whether what you are reading is a waste of your time as quickly as possible.

I have honestly not heard of this behavior, and I myself certainly don’t do this. I wouldn’t determine “what’s worth reading” in the middle of reading, but well before I start. For example, if a piece is published somewhere I trust, or a friend recommended it, or say, it was posted in a Lemmy community known to have good moderation.

Like I said I understand why an artist would have a desire to present as authentic, but that is an unwinnable game because:

1. The AI is also “trying to present as authentic” (any automated filtering system is beatable)
2. Adjusting one’s behavior so as to appear a particular way is definitionally inauthentic.

On one hand I understand the need to feel seen as authentic, but on the other, I think there is a danger in giving into the hysteria surrounding slop by twisting one’s work into knots. If it’s good, it’s good. As Martin Scorsese said: “The most personal is the most creative.”

I know that I’ve never personally never seen any LLM generated content that was interesting beyond it’s novelty. Adam Savage also said (paraphrasing bc I can’t find it) “Sharing your point of view is what makes something interesting and I have yet to see AI-generated content that has a point of view”.

Listen I will fully admit it can be garish when overdone (like on ios honestly) and heavy on system resources for no good reason. But aesthetically? Aesthetically it kinda slaps!

I was a fan of this style when Vista did it. I was a fan when Apple did it, I’m a fan of it now. Give me blurry glass everywhere pls.

Not a joke actually!

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Now all you need is to be lucky enough for insurance to approve a CT scan for an unrelated condition in the same region of your pancreas.

“The Jury voted against Jones, therefore it means he gets to keep InfoWars and also not pay them.” is wild.

That’s honestly beside the point. This case wasn’t about his “grift” it was about harassment of the Sandy Hook families, who have not seen a penny from Jones yet, despite winning the case two years ago. The judge tried to come up with convoluted logic to make sure Jones retains control of IW despite, again, losing the case the judge presided over. It’s insanity.

Rumble, where he’s still using the InfoWars branding:

It’s absolutely crazy the gymnastics the judicial system is making to keep Jones on the air and prevent the families of the Sandy Hook victims from seeing restitution.

This shutdown was Jones’s decision not the courts or The Onion:

A judge granted Jones’ request to block the sale, arguing that another offer by a company that happened to operate Jones’ online supplements store had been higher. But in April, there seemed to be a workaround — Jones’ estate had run out of money and instead of buying it in an auction, The Onion could just pay rent in a licensing deal. On Wednesday, a Texas appeals court stopped the transfer again, temporarily blocking the asset handover.

And so it seems Jones, unable to pay the rent, left on his own accord.

Yes this exactly haha it’s crazy.