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Ask HN: Why is AI use decried if it has been used without attribution?

4•bookofjoe•10h ago
A majority of comments across the site by programmers/engineers/devs note AI use in everyday life in their work flow.

Any submission here that notes "AI used to create this" will be flagged/downvoted instantly.

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CM30•10h ago
If you're asking why people tend not to like folks using AI without saying so, it's because it feels dishonest when someone implies they drew/built/made something themself but had a computer do it for them. And a lot of people don't think using AI for something is real work, and question why they should care about something that its original creator didn't put much work into.

Of course, this does create a sort of catch 22 situation. If you lie about using AI and get caught, people will hate your work because you lied about it. If you admit to using AI, they'll hate your work because you used AI.

bookofjoe•9h ago
Just so. You hit the nail on the head. Your second paragraph summed it up perfectly.
codegladiator•9h ago
Its like someone reheating frozen food and saying I cooked it and they have not eaten it themselves and want me to buy it.
gtirloni•8h ago
I hope these people are properly attributing their work to the IDE/editor they used as well. /s

I do spend an enormous amount of time working on projects with AI assistance. When people imply that my output is any less "worthy" because of that, it gives me pause.

The reality is that there are people using AI in areas they would have no chance of producing much quickly. I understand the sentiment against that kind of situation but one shouldn't assume that's every situation.

Sevii•5h ago
I don't want to talk to AI.

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