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Re:A PDF that changes based on how its read by remywang on Friday June 12, 2026 @04:29PM (#48509100)
You’re not supposed to use the “brainmade” watermark on an AI generated article.
Re:A PDF that changes based on how its read by SarthakGaud on Friday June 12, 2026 @04:44PM (#48509229)
Hi, I wrote it by hand but I had to get my presentation fixed from an LLM cause its not my first language, I will keep this in mind. Thanks
Re:A PDF that changes based on how its read by dang on Friday June 12, 2026 @07:03PM (#48510405)
It sounds like you got bitten by the dynamic I wrote about here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48467726: that is, using an LLM to process text for a limited reason (such as to improve its English) and then finding that the LLM left lots of other fingerprints, causing readers to perceive the entire thing as genai. We're seeing a ton of this right now!

In case it's helpful, here's something I've been saying when replying to emails:

We understand that our non-native English speaking users are in a special position with all of this, and we sympathize - but we don't have an easy way to treat posts differently on that basis. What we're telling such users is to please write in your own voice and don't worry about any mistakes, because those are rapidly becoming signs of authenticity at this point!

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

Re:A PDF that changes based on how its read by SarthakGaud on Saturday June 13, 2026 @01:42AM (#48513714)
I will stop using LLMs to restructure, I got too many feedbacks pointing towards the same direction. Next posts are gonna be sarthak exclusive
Re:A PDF that changes based on how its read by ugoasidjg on Friday June 12, 2026 @04:52PM (#48509316)
I would love to read the article in your own voice even if the grammar is not perfect, because that makes me feel like I'm communicating with a fellow human being! And if you do want help to improve your writing, consider asking for specific improvements instead of large scale rewrites.
Re:A PDF that changes based on how its read by SarthakGaud on Friday June 12, 2026 @04:55PM (#48509342)
I will keep this in mind for sure, I too hate AI writing style but eventually fall for it.