Ask HN: Add flag for AI-generated articles

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▲ 1102 points • 459 comments • by levkk • 4mo ago • HN discussion ↗

Pangram verdict · v3.3

We believe that this document is fully human-written

0 %

AI likelihood · overall

Human

100% human-written 0% AI-generated

SEGMENTS · HUMAN 1 of 1

SEGMENTS · AI 0 of 1

WORD COUNT 72

PEAK AI % 0% · §1

Analyzed

Jul 13

backend: pangram/v3.3

Segments scanned

1 windows

avg 72 words each

Distribution

100 / 0%

human / AI fraction

Verdict

Human

Pangram v3.3

Article text · 72 words · 1 segments analyzed

Human AI-generated

§1 Human · 0%

Should HN add the ability to flag articles as AI-generated? This doesn't have to act as a regular flag, i.e., it won't de-rank the article; it could just show up as an indicator, allowing others (like myself) who don't like reading AI-generated text, to skip it.Open questions:1. Why is the regular voting system not enough?2. Should HN change in response to the gen AI era? It has been successful not changing fundamentals.