Ask HN: How do you use AI to convince people you didn't use AI to get an idea?
1•amichail•1h ago
Maybe after getting an idea on your own, you used AI to check for novelty, refine it, and write it up, but that's different from having an AI give you the idea in the first place.
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al_borland•1h ago
Why not be honest?
Why do you need AI to convince someone you didn’t use AI? This seems like it would work against your case.
amichail•1h ago
Why would being honest convince them?
Instead, I could challenge people to use AI to come up with the same idea, but they could argue that due to the randomness inherent in AI output, this wouldn't convince them.
al_borland•41m ago
You said you had an idea, then used AI to refine it. Why not say that?
If you don’t feel using AI is acceptable to use in the way you’re using it, where you feel the need to lie about it, then don’t use AI.
Trying to use AI even more to assist with the lie just makes it even worse.
Poomba•1h ago
Use first principles in your reasoning. Back your claims up with as much data as you can. It doesnt really matter if you used AI or not
al_borland•1h ago
Why do you need AI to convince someone you didn’t use AI? This seems like it would work against your case.
amichail•1h ago
Instead, I could challenge people to use AI to come up with the same idea, but they could argue that due to the randomness inherent in AI output, this wouldn't convince them.
al_borland•41m ago
If you don’t feel using AI is acceptable to use in the way you’re using it, where you feel the need to lie about it, then don’t use AI.
Trying to use AI even more to assist with the lie just makes it even worse.