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by mfcl 214 days ago
Why the AI disclosure? Is it just for the author to make sure the readers know they are AI-skeptic and use the opportunity to link to another article, or would there be something wrong with the proof had AI been used to help write the code?

(By help I mean just help, not write an entire sloppy article.)
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jstrieb 214 days ago
Hey, I wrote this! There are a couple of reasons that I included the disclosure.

The main one is to set reader expectations that any errors are entirely my own, and that I spent time reviewing the details of the work. The disclosure seemed to me a concise way to do that -- my intention was not any form of anti-AI virtue signaling.

The other reason is that I may use AI for some of my future work, and as a reader, I would prefer a disclosure about that. So I figured if I'm going to disclose using it, I might as well disclose not using it.

I linked to other thoughts on AI just in case others are interested in what I have to say. I don't stand to gain anything from what I write, and I don't even have analytics to tell me more people are viewing it.

All in all, I was just trying to be transparent, and share my work.

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antonvs 214 days ago
Your actor analogy in your other post about AI doesn't really work when it comes to using LLMs for coding, at least. LLMs are pretty good at writing working code, especially given suitable guidance. An actor wouldn't be able fake their way through that.
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1gn15 214 days ago
That's nice to hear. For me personally, I don't really care what tools the author uses to write the article, as long as the author takes responsibility! Yes, that means I'll blame you for everything I see in the article :P
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kazinator 214 days ago
It's like "pesticide use disclosure: our blueberries are 'no spray'; but we are not insinuating there is anything wrong with pesticides."

:)

I like it!

But, here it does serve a purpose beyond hinting at the author's ideological stance.

Nowadays, a lot of readers will wonder how much of your work is AI assisted. Their eyes will be drawn to the AI Use Disclosure, which will answer their question.

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