I have used AI tools quite a lot for writing, so I have started noticing certain patterns: polished but vague compliments, repeated sentence structures, overly balanced phrasing, and the occasional suspiciously enthusiastic “Great insights!”.
I absolutely hate the frequent em dashes "—", which screams AI-generative text. (happy hunting).
Of course, none of these things prove that a comment was written by AI. Plenty of people naturally write this way (not that I know any of them), and many others may use AI simply to improve their grammar or express themselves more clearly.
But it does make me wonder:
Are people genuinely reading posts and responding because they have something to say?
Or are some comments being generated mainly for visibility, engagement, badges, or profile activity?
I don’t think using AI to help write a comment is necessarily bad. I do it too, I see the benefit of it. The real issue is whether the person behind the comment actually reads the post and do they mean what they write ?
And yes, absolutely, I am fully aware of the irony.
The main purpose of this post is also visibility and engagement.
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The best indication I usually see is if they can provide an example that relates to the topic of the post. Most comments I see is usually a summary about agreeing to what I have written, not expanding the idea.
I love comments that can explain why they agree with this. Even better, an example of their own experience that is relatable. I don't like comments that promote a service or project, especially if all the comments they made is about a single project they did. Promotional related things is iffy depending on the topic, but usually I don't really like comments that are promotional.
Exactly. A good comment should add something to the post, whether it is a personal example, a different perspective, or even a disagreement. Simply summarizing the article and saying “great insights” makes me wonder whether the person actually read it. If they did not read it, then why make a comment ?
I absolutely agree with you Francis about the promotional comments (not AI agreeing with your comment, but me personally resonating the sentiment).
Thanks for adding an actual thought to the discussion!
you have resonated my sentiments in this. - written by me, no AI was used in making this comment
good job on the dash and not em dash. Your comment made me laugh ;)
I forgot my absolute favorite : Title Case for most of the post titles here.