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The frustration of AI-generated responses replacing genuine human expertise

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4d ago· 1 min readenOpinion

38/100

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Summary

The article describes the author's frustrating experiences with AI-generated content replacing genuine human interaction and expertise. Two key anecdotes are shared: (1) discovering GitHub repositories spreading malware, receiving unhelpful AI advice, then seeing the same AI-generated text posted as human replies in a discussion thread; and (2) asking a business owner a work question only to receive a ChatGPT screenshot with irrelevant and incorrect information. The piece highlights growing concerns about AI being used as a substitute for critical thinking and authentic communication.

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I asked AI what to do about it, but it gave me nothing useful.

Someone replied. It was the exact same text the AI had given me.

I called it out and the comment was deleted. Then another person replied. It was the same AI answer again.

I asked the business owner a question about a business task. He sent me a ChatGPT screenshot with the answer.

I replied that it had nothing to do with my question and everything there was wrong.

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I found GitHub repositories that were spreading malware. I asked AI what to do about it, but it gave me nothing useful. So I opened a discussion on GitHub. Someone replied. It was the exact same text the AI had given me. I called it out and the comment wa