New on Product Hunt: Product Hunt now flags comments that are AI-generated.
Product Hunt now flags comments that are AI-generated. Honestly, I think this is a good thing.
I am attaching a screenshot below that shows how AI comments are marked.
AI comments tend to be loud, generic, and overly polished. Having that distinction visible could make communities more transparent and encourage people to leave genuine feedback.
It made me wonder today, what happens if platforms like LinkedIn, X and Reddit start following the same path. That would make social media real again.
For me, the best way I've found to write genuine comments is pretty simple: I dictate them using @Aqua Voice.
I turn on the AI diction app, say what I'm actually thinking, then make a few small edits for formatting or clarity. That's it. I have also started using tools that auto-complete my sentences in case I am typing them manually.
Over to you!
How do you feel about AI-generated comments on Product Hunt?
What's your productivity hack for writing genuine comments? Do you use diction apps, auto-complete tools or anything else?
P.S. In case you're looking for AI dictation apps, here's a list that @aaronoleary worked extensively on: Orbit Awards for AI Dictation Apps
Auto-complete tools are a great way to speed up your writing. You can try @Typeahead by @hnshah or @Cotypist by @daniel_a_a.
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Meridian
Is this comment AI-generated?
FuseBase
@akarsh_hegde hehheh
@akarsh_hegde Haha :D
BTW, enjoying your forum posts here. Keep them coming!
Product Hunt
Glad you noticed, Rohan! And nice @Aqua Voice shoutout.
I’m curious to hear from others how they feel. If you are using, or have used AI for comments. Why?
@rajiv_ayyangar I found Aqua Voice through one of your tweets (a year ago) and it’s been very helpful. Thank you for the recommendation! 😊
I just edited and added @aaronoleary's complete list of AI dictation apps to the thread. And a couple auto-complete tools I use.
Perfect. Now we just need an AI tool that rewrites AI comments so they don't look like AI comments. Problem solved.
@samuelnoriega I guess the goal is to at least prevent obvious Al contributions.
FuseBase
Oh, love it! LinkedIn also introduced "AI Slop" flagging recently, and it is a very logical way to restrict at least part of it!
@kate_ramakaieva Does it flag the post itself or we can report the content as AI Slop?
I noticed Reddit is also actively filtering out AI generated content.
I recently took the time to reply thoughtfully to a forum post, and the original poster clearly responded using AI. It was so bad 🤦🏻♀️
Idk how well this new feature will work since llms pull from common language patterns, but I hope it flags the super obvious stuff. As long as it isn’t over reactive, I think it could be good!
@ryanwrites I think if someone is copying and pasting word to word, it should be flagged. Edited ones should be fine as some folks do rewrite their thoughts using AI. I do sometimes, not always though.