How HackerNoon Feels About AI Generated Content (Hint: 👎🏽)

Hello again, Hackers 💚

We know that ever since ChatGPT hit the scene, the internet has been flooded with AI-generated content—especially in the form of images and short-medium-length blog posts. Everyone looks to be sold by GenAI’s promise of quantity and speed with little to no regard for quality tradeoffs.

HackerNoon, on the other hand, really isn’t about that life. As an independent tech publication, we don’t want to add to the noise, so as a general rule of thumb, we neither accept nor encourage the use of AI to generate content. Part of the reason is that AI-generated content is mostly bad, bland, and more often than not, the lowest-hanging fruit in whatever topic one chooses.

It doesn’t matter whether you use ChatGPT, Bing, <Enter Tool Name Here> – the content is almost always generic, so much so that our Human editors have learned to spot AI-generated content with uncanny accuracy. And the last thing we want is to populate our website with a sea of similar-looking and similar-reading articles.

\So please, for the love of god, stop using AI to submit generic work. We will catch you, and we will reject your story.

How HackerNoon Checks for AI-Generated Content

HackerNoon validates AI-generated content with the help of Originality.ai, and we understand that it’s not always 100% accurate; in instances where we’re doubtful of Orginality.ai’s conclusion, we run it through another AI content detector such as Copyleaks.

To clarify, we are not prohibiting authors from utilizing AI entirely. Using AI for assistance, such as improving grammar or prose, is entirely acceptable.If an author openly acknowledges and describes their use of AI, we would gladly review their content.

Remember: the goal is to remain original and get AI to assist you, not replace you!

Use AI on HackerNoon for Simple Blogging Tasks

1. Meta Description

This summary outlines a blog post's content. On HackerNoon, in story settings, find a section for a 160-character meta description. Use an AI tool like ChatGPT to generate it.

2. TL;DR

Short for "too long, didn’t read," this internet slang used in online publishing. It summarizes your article's core points, helping readers engage when they can't read the entire piece. On HackerNoon, add your TL;DR in story settings.

3. Brainstorm Titles

The title of an online article can be challenging yet crucial. It needs to be catchy, SEO-friendly, and convey your explored ideas. Use an AI tool to generate such headlines.

Other use cases include improvements to punctuation, grammar, syntax, and so forth.

PS: If you use AI to improve your article in any way while writing on HackerNoon, please__leave a note for our editors__ describing what tools you’ve used and how.

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