The Unemployed Professor
Ask HN: What's slop? what's AI written text and why read/not read?
Question, I check HN often, and noticed the trend towards "it's obvious that was written by AI so I didn't read it", or couldn't handle it, or hate the way the prose it's written.And a similar behavior towards AI generat...
5 Ways Writing and Publishing a Book Can Elevate Your Brand
In our digital age driven by content consumption, entrepreneurs and business executives are constantly seeking ways to elevate their brands and establish themselves as industry influencers. When ...
As Colorado universities align with ChatGPT, student AI resisters take a stand against the 'plagiarism machine'
BOULDER, Colo. — Mirakle Wright thought her peers’ opposition to generative artificial intelligence in a world increasingly beset with the technology evoked the convictions held by wartime pacifists.
Eric Trump accused by critics of using AI to edit Donald Trump into a picture with his grandkids: 'Photo definitely looks off'
Eric Trump was accused of altering a 'phony' photo of Donald Trump grinning widely alongside his grandkids.
Eric Trump accused of sharing AI-altered Donald Trump image with odd details
Social media users raised questions about whether Eric Trump shared an AI-generated image of Donald Trump, pointing to key signs of digital alteration ...
‘Definitely innocent!!!’: An author accused of using AI lost a multimillion-dollar book deal — are LLMs killing the publishing industry?
In the novel “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body,” Nigerian-born Femi Johnson, a student in Houston pursuing his Ph.D. in chemistry, ...
NFL Accused Of Using AI Content For 'Move The Sticks' Podcast
The financial boosters and backers of the artificial intelligence industry like to argue that, for better or worse, the ubiquity of AI-generated content is inevitable in the near future. For all of us ...
I was accused of using AI in my dissertation but I wrote it all myself
The University of St Andrews medical student had to defend his work before a panel of academics.
Show HN: TickClip – An AI shopping agent that can recommend not buying
My name is Tarik Aarbaoui, I am an affiliate and influencer marketing specialist. For the last 14 years I’ve worked to grow revenue while trying to meet shoppers’ expectations.But during my time there, I observed a core conflict: shoppers often look to influencers and affiliate content to help them decide what to buy, but the people making those recommendations are usually only compensated when a purchase happens. Usually this means that the incentive is to encourage the sale, even when waiting
Show HN: Django-Style Queries for SQLAlchemy
Hey!Wanted to share the project I've worked on for more than a year. The core was done last summer but since then I couldn't find time to implement all the functionality I had in mind. But a few months ago, I made myself sit down and plan the introduction of the remaining things.And with the release of 0.7.0 I can say that 85 percent is done and I'm ready to share it.I wrote a Python package which serves as a layer on top of SQLAlchemy and allows you to write Django-style queries.
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AI Prompts to improve your writing skills for book essays and more
Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to make the daunting task of outlining your book or essay a bit easier? Imagine having a tool that not only helps you overcome creative blocks but also ...
Orwell’s Roses: A beautiful meditation on writing and truth
I would like to write that Orwell’s Roses is one of the most architecturally imaginative and beautiful books I have ever read. That’s true. But I also know that – despite the parasitic nature of the ...
Bring Back the Blue-Book Exam
The humble booklet is more than just a last redoubt against cheating. Staring down its empty pages, students discover what they’re capable of as writers and thinkers.
Show HN: Stagehand – the open source SDK for browser agents
Hey HN, I’m Sam, a maintainer of Stagehand, and I’m excited to show off Stagehand v4: the SDK for browser agents.For agents to do most knowledge work, they needs access to the internet. Today most people allow their agents to use Playwright to control a browser for them.But Playwright was built for testing, not agents.If you’ve ever tried to give it to your agent, you’ll quickly run into bloated context windows, inability to use iframes, and painful state sync issues (on remote browsers).We buil
I Tried Using AI to Uncover AI-Written Work. I Don’t Know if I’m Sold
I’ve seen numerous mentions online of plagiarism checkers, whether by a writer getting feedback from a client, someone noting what’s “obviously AI” or people wondering if artificial ...
Plagiarism, attacks and dependencies: the disastrous summer that AI has brought us
From fake images generated on social media to chatbots that replace human affection, right through to models capable of circumventing their own safeguards: the summer of AI has reminded us that the problem is not just what the machine can do, but how ill-prepared we are
Educators warn AI debate has focused too much on cheating, not enough on student learning
Generative AI in higher education has educators rethinking assessment design. Some professors are returning to handwritten exams to evaluate what students actually know.
As Colorado universities align with ChatGPT, student AI resisters take a stand against the ‘plagiarism machine’
During the last academic year, the University of Colorado system announced a $2 million partnership with OpenAI to roll out a CU-specific ChatGPT.
County employee accused of using AI for images of child sexual abuse
A Larimer County IT worker faces felony charges after police say he used AI to create child sexual abuse material.