Do you think that AI-generated comments make communities like Product Hunt a better place?

☝️ All of those are AI-generated comments 👇 This is the only real one (trust me) Jokes aside, this will be a problem once the quality of those comments become indistinguishable from the real ones. It's quite possible that we'll see fine-tuned tools that can write time-relevant, insightful and emotional comments in the nearest future. And this is probably fine, as long as these comments bring real value and are not just keyword-stuffed spam. Someone spent their time and money employing AI to write a good comment that is useful to a human user. Sounds like a good thing. We wight need to rethink the verification and reputation systems in place though. There should be something ensuring that the community dynamics benefit the human users of the platform (sorry bots, you'll have your own ProductHunt in the future, leave this one to us)

@irina_haupt and I talked about this before! It's like cat-fishing on thoughts instead of looks. Chat-fishing?

Yep, also had that thought. AI can help you polish your grammar and wording, but from my experience, you can almost always see the difference between AI vs. Human-generated content, especially in a small formats like comments. So, the whole concept of AI-generated comments becomes pointless. Even ChatGPT with all its power creates generic content without much personality behind it. And it’s good for some use cases when speed matters more than the quality of created content. But in a long distance and in real communities quality always beat quantity :)

The concept of autogenerating comments is a relatively new one for me, and I'm testing a few products at the moment. Although it's not perfect, sometimes it helps me draw a first draft. Every time I rephrase what's auto-generated to put more of my own idea and sound better

Rather than seeing AI as a replacement for human connection, we need to view it as a tool.

I think AI has a place on PH, but the main issue is that most people using AI are just copy pasting from ChatGPT, so overall, it actually ruins my experience. If you're going to use ChatGPT, please be more creative rather than just copy pasting!

I think using AI tools for comments goes against all the principles of building online communities.

In my opinion, AI-generated comments have the potential to enhance the volume of comments and interactions on online platforms, it is important to balance this with the need for genuine, human-driven engagement and feedback.

I once tried using an AI-generated comment for a reply but didn't feel it matched my personal tone and my expected reply. However, I think they are really helpful for expressing appreciation and feelings.

Since everything in life starts with discussions, comments generated with AI are just… Pointless. Don’t get me wrong, I love AI stuff and growth hacks, but let’s keep a few things « human »!