Rumors of my death are slightly exaggerated

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▲ 1676 points • 258 comments • by CliffStoll • 3w ago • HN discussion ↗

Pangram verdict · v3.3

We believe that this document is fully human-written

39 %

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Human

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WORD COUNT 97

PEAK AI % 39% · §1

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1 windows

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100 / 0%

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Human

Pangram v3.3

Article text · 97 words · 1 segments analyzed

Human AI-generated

§1 Mixed · 39%

AI hallucinations are getting ambitious.A couple people recently emailed, asking whether the Klein bottle business was still operating after my death.“Huh?” I thought. “I ain’t dead yet.”After some digging, I discovered the source: an AI-generated review of The Cuckoo’s Egg circulating on Facebook. Alongside the usual synthetic praise and fabricated details, it confidently announced that I had died in May 2024.Apparently AI has now advanced to the point where it can kill people off before they notice.Mark Twain once wrote, “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” I never expected to field-test the quote personally.source: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=989939243570691&id=100076638743004Cheers, -Cliff