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Re:Ask HN: Do AI-generated images ruin technical posts for a... by recursivedoubts on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @02:23PM (#40929820)
;) i'm not sure some folks got the joke
Re:Ask HN: Do AI-generated images ruin technical posts for a... by ben_w on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @02:27PM (#40929847)
I was wondering. Trouble is, you can't see a cheeky grin in someone else's writing, so the alternative is that it wasn't a joke but a bot.
Re:Ask HN: Do AI-generated images ruin technical posts for a... by bloopernova on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @02:31PM (#40929894)
I wonder what symbol or emoji could indicate "I am using genAI as a joke"?
Re:Ask HN: Do AI-generated images ruin technical posts for a... by ben_w on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @02:38PM (#40929972)
I suggest 鐵, because it's iron-y.

Could also have 矽 to indicate that you think AI is just a "silly con".

Re:Ask HN: Do AI-generated images ruin technical posts for a... by viraptor on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @03:15PM (#40930355)
That's an awesome suggestion. Especially the second one for the pun and easier readability.