Why would you support this sort of projects?
LLM text should be spottable for as long as possible, otherwise human communication and expression on the internet will be killed.
1) there's some value in internally generated text (automatic documentation, autosummary) being less aggravating
2) there are assistive applications — speech generated from sign language and touch panel communication etc. — and those users deserve a tool that can communicate for them in a way that has controllable or even personalisable outcomes.
3) a process of de-sloppifying text might also help train thinking clarity.
The average AI post is likely a carbon copied reddit comment from 2011, that is to say, "no".
The end result is that comment sections aren't enticing to join in on, just read. Which is perfect for ad impressions.
By next week this thread might not have existed at all. The usership of the site likely won't remember it. If I was posting half the content on this site and then stopped and was replaced by another username, would anyone notice? It seems like there is no real community to be found, we've destroyed our own habitat.
"Does it matter what anything innately is, beyond the effects it has on you?"
For example: Suppose you were given a human companion with a robot brain that was your ideal friend. They made you laugh and you enjoyed every moment you spent with them.
Does it make it any less impactful/genuine to you that they're not a "real" human, or is your felt experience the only meaningful end-measure?
For me, it's the latter.
I am increasingly feeling that way about HN, too. If this is all the equivalent of a videogame conversation with an AI, why am I bothering to put the effort in?