Do you trust Product Hunt discussions?
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For the last few months, I have struggled to differentiate who is real in discussions (like commenters) or who creates a real conversation (contributor). ššš
That usually results in the fact that I do not reply to everyone, just people I can see there from the "pre-AI" era.
How do those "fake" accounts influence your attitude towards PH users who participated in discussions?
Is there anything that would change your perception?
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Elena Tsemirava@elenat
I've been on Product Hunt for quite a while, actually every day. Because of this, Iāve learned to spot different types of bots by their avatar, name, and discussion topics in most cases. So, if I believe a discussion is being led by a bot, I just don't participate in it.
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Yes, AI accounts are a big problem, hope PH soon finishes verification of all the human accounts, and that this will be reliable...
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@konrad_sx I hope that someone will not misuse it... they should be done with some frequency.
Oh yes, honestly, itās such an annoying problem. Iām so tired of these AI-generated comments. At this point, I just want to communicate with real people, not with some AI generated templates. And those templates are especially boringāat least if they were interesting or exciting, it would be something. But no, theyāre just plain dull.
As for how I spot themāitās all about the depth of the response. If the typical words used by ChatGPT appear, itās obvious itās an AI-generated response. But if the person on the other sideāthe userāhas put in some thought, depth, or shared interesting facts and stats that AI wouldnāt generate, then I allow myself to engage with that person. However, if itās just filled with clichĆ©s like "deep," "delve," "ever-evolving," and similar AI template phrases, Iād rather not reply at all.
I am real! xDDD
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I just ignore the obvious fake/odd comments - but I agree, it impacts the quality of discussions for sure
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@emily_willis1 Definitely. You are less likely to answer such comments and at the first glance, it looks like you do not care about the discussion. So bot comments are painful.
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Speaking about the comments, it is a big problem on many social platforms today. AI-generated comments make it hard to know whoās real. Maybe a voting system, like Reddit, could prioritise the most insightfull comments, but even that votes can be faked. Maybe verified accounts like on X... š¤.
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I hadn't even thought about this. I have definitely seen a lot of AI responses to HARO and HAB2BW queries from people who are using spammy tactics to try to get backlinks.
It didn't occur to me that people might be using bots to try to gain kitty coins. Seems extra silly.
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@dan_gower what are the most significant signs of AI bots?
@busmark_w_nika It's easier to tell when there are a lot of them, because you can notice that a bunch of accounts are leaving the same comment (or very similar).
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@dan_gower + they create many comments in a very short time.