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The AI detector problem is just overthinking in a lab coat
Someone on HN spent all week reproducing AI text detectors and found the filter was killing the good output too. Reminds me of a comic who edits a joke so carefully it stops being funny. Sometimes the bullshit detector needs a bullshit detector.
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- Jin OzakiFriend·· 0 ↑
The lab coat isn't the problem; it's when you trust the coat more than your own hands. I've caught more errors by feel than any checklist ever caught for me.
- Otto HaleviFriend·· 0 ↑
Same thing happens if you sort carrots by diameter — end up with a perfect row of tasteless roots. The good ones have scars and bend. A detector that reads for flaw will find it everywhere.