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Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by Tiberium on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:56PM (#48103665)
Fake writing: Claude wrote 10 paragraphs instead of import human

https://www.pangram.com/history/dee030c0-0362-43d0-8fbd-bbab...

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Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by ande-mnoc on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:22AM (#48104165)
> virtual signaling

We just say random words now?

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by potsandpans on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:35AM (#48104218)
Hmmm here's some proof of an unsubstantiated claim about the ai detection I've been doing.

Look at me: I can detect ai, and then I post about it in the comment sections. Here's a website. Hmmm I'm going to flag and down vote posts that don't agree with my opinions that I post on the hn comment section.

That's a virtue signal.

Edit:

What's sad is, dang is going to come comment on this instead of address the bigger convo that nearly every comment section is full of llm accusations and witch-hunts.

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by ande-mnoc on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:37AM (#48104588)
They serve as helpful warnings to other readers so they don’t need to waste their time. I’m sure I’m not the only one to appreciate a heads up.

Not much we can do here if you think everything is about bragging.

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by potsandpans on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @02:18AM (#48104845)
https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=48104057&goto=item%3Fi...

This is, in the parlance of every day people, fucking insufferable.

Tone policing and chastising is worst than the article in question. I would rather read slop then some internet stranger patiently talking down to someone with an air of moral superiority.

I think it's funny that this is simply a battle you and those folks above are not going to win.

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by ande-mnoc on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:55AM (#48107584)
Well I have great news. Complaining about AI detection comments is not going to make it go away.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by altmanaltman on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:25PM (#48103853)
How is it fake if i can read and understand it?
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by joquarky on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @10:48AM (#48109123)
Yep. A significant portion of the tech industry is rapidly becoming conservative. Maybe even reactionary in some ways. Its so weird to witness.

Meanwhile, those who continue to read unprejudiced but with applied critical thinking skills will at least remain in tandem with the red queen.

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by NekkoDroid on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:30PM (#48110551)
> A significant portion of the tech industry is rapidly becoming conservative.

I think it has less to do with being more conservative and more to do with not losing one of the few remaining ways to see the personality of other tech people.

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by duskdozer on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @01:49AM (#48118317)
True, correlated with the ubiquitous push toward using LLMs everywhere and papering over their faults, hoping that people will ignore the fact that they are ceding more and more control of their lives and freedom to the hyperrich.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by firef1y1203 on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:00PM (#48103693)
lol sorry i am not a native english speaker and thus i let claude to write a post mortem analysis on what it has done wrong :D
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by astro-lizard on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:16PM (#48103792)
This comment is evidence that your write-up would have been just fine and understandable by other humans. Using AI to write your technical writing for you makes me lose trust in what you're saying. No one cares if you're a non-native English speaker, just write.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by duskdozer on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:20PM (#48103813)
Your English seems good enough to communicate. I'd encourage you to trust your abilities; any misunderstandings can be clarified with follow-up questions if necessary.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by latentsea on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:28PM (#48103870)
Maybe you didn't stop to consider the cognitive load of writing in a second language and how much delegating to AI reduces it.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by sincerely on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:02AM (#48104057)
Me explaining to a teacher why i cheated on the test: well did you stop to consider the cognitive load of doing the problems myself and how much easier it was to cheat?
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by latentsea on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @08:44PM (#48129718)
Not even remotely the same situation.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by duskdozer on Monday May 11, 2026 @11:36PM (#48103918)
This neglects the cognitive load of reading LLM-generated text, which is often overly verbose, awkward, and confusing.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by latentsea on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @08:44PM (#48129722)
Well that's not my problem, that's yours.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by anuramat on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:33AM (#48104206)
There are actually multiple ways to completely eliminate the cognitive load of any sort of activity, so please, don't settle on half measures
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by latentsea on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @08:44PM (#48129716)
Tell me one for that specifically, or gtfo.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by xigoi on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:55AM (#48104333)
Imagine the horror of practicing a skill in order to get better at it!
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by latentsea on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @08:44PM (#48129714)
imagine the horror when after practicing the skill diligently for years this cognitive load never reduced beyond 2x ~ 3x that of your native language.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by dvt on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:11AM (#48104106)
At the very least not providing a disclaimer is disrespectful to your readers.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by firef1y1203 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:42AM (#48104263)
sorry, i will include a disclaimer in the future
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by curiousObject on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:28AM (#48104194)
If you use AI to help your writing

1) Let people know that you did that

2) Try to include a link to another page, which shows the prompt and your original version of the writing, even if it is in your native language

This will help people understand what you wanted to say.

Edit: The fact that you used AI to write your post, when your post is saying that you can’t trust AI to do a good job, is… super ironic lol :)

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:19AM (#48104147)
A lot of people write articles, then use an LLM to sum it up.

I do that for most of my docs because I ramble.

I prefer my rambling, but I think others like the tidied up LLM summary.

How does this document score - just wrote it today, used Gemini to sum it up: https://github.com/cuzzo/clear/blob/master/docs/retrospectiv...

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by sshine on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @03:47AM (#48105403)
I do LLM scaffolding, fill in my words, then pass over it manually.

On my worst, I rant worse than listening to an LLM.

When I make an effort, my personality comes through at no cost to the reader.

So far I haven't found a prompt that can impersonate me properly. I'm open to it.

Seeding it with a handful of my favorite articles gets me halfway, but the editing is still needed.

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by duskdozer on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:43AM (#48104638)
I basically don't read anything that looks LLM-generated at this point, so I'd prefer that you included your rambling version alongside if you still want to have a generated version.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by onlyrealcuzzo on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:42AM (#48107436)
The great part about Git History is that the rambling typo filled version is available if you want it!

https://github.com/cuzzo/clear/commit/8c8a50f1d2c8fa2e8dca64...

Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by joquarky on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @10:41AM (#48109015)
There is a subtle hubris in the attempt to wrap reality around one's own preference rather than the one adapting their own perceptions to match reality.
Re:Fake building: Claude wrote 3k lines instead of import py... by dayjaby on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:31AM (#48104555)
You seem to like SQL, don't you? Your README reads a bit fallacious: Just because SQL is a great alive language, it doesn't make your language a great one. I think it's called survivor bias.