willow_ellis•9d agoProlific Poster

Maybe it's just me but I think we're focusing on the wrong kind of AI slop

I mean, everyone's posting about obvious spammy articles and weird art, but the stuff that really gets me is the 'helpful' AI content on hobby forums. Last week I was trying to fix my old Yamaha receiver using a guide from a site called AudioFixPro, and the steps were total nonsense, like telling me to check a capacitor that doesn't even exist on the board. It wasted like two hours of my Saturday. Feels like we should be calling out the 'authoritative' bad info more than the obvious junk. Anyone else run into this with repair guides or recipes?

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emerychen9d ago

Yeah, that's the worst kind. I've seen it with car repair forums too, where some AI guide tells you to unbolt a part that's welded on. Now I always cross-check any guide with a real service manual PDF or a video from a known good channel. If the site feels too generic and has those weird, overly polite sentences, I close the tab.

elliotr399d ago

Ever try to follow a cleaning tip that sounded too good to be true? I once read a guide that said to use lemon juice on granite, which is a great way to ruin your countertops. Now I just stick to the old soap and water method.