31 pointsby RickJWagner5 hours ago5 comments
  • ricardobeat5 hours ago
    I know this line of commentary is getting tiring, but…

    > These are not diplomatic talking points. They are factories, laboratories and payrolls.

    > not communiques, not summits, but signed agreements

    > These are not vague aspirations. They are the technical and regulatory arenas where …

    > The Technology Prosperity Deal is a framework, not a result.

    I can’t tell if these are AI tics or not, and that alone is very annoying. The anxiety of not knowing whether you’re reading the result of someone else’s hard reporting work, or being fed algorithmic content from a machine.

    We really need some form of universal “AI-assisted” stamp on all published content, like some platforms already do for images.

    • NikxDa5 hours ago
      Even if they are not (which I most definitely think they are), a good writer would know and avoid them, as sad as it is that there is a need for this
      • SlinkyOnStairs4 hours ago
        > as sad as it is that there is a need for this

        It's just a fact of being a writer. Sounding like AI is the big current problem, but it's hardly new.

        A big awkward one is politics; Certain turns of phrase and idioms are used exclusively in certain in-groups and a novice writer can easily blunder their way into sounding like a nazi if they're not careful.

    • Luc5 hours ago
      Pangram.com rates it fully AI generated with high confidence.
    • delichon3 hours ago
      > I know this line of commentary is getting tiring, but…

      It's beyond that and into obsession. I don't care whether a piece of information is written by a human, an AI or a talking dog. I care about if it is surprising and true. That feeling seems to put me in a small minority.

      • woleium3 hours ago
        I agree, slop is annoying because it’s not good. When it gets good i don’t mind, as long as it is accurate.
    • RickJWagner5 hours ago
      The article is credited to this guy. ( He makes a LinkedIn post about the article, too. )

      If this is AI, I’m impressed by the amount of detail-sprinkling it’s throwing in.

      https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrep66/

      • SiempreViernes4 hours ago
        That doesn't disprove he didn't create the text mainly using AI, but it's true that Linkedin is an impressive source of human created sloptext.
    • soco5 hours ago
      I see your point, and totally agree it applies on art of any kind. But in news reporting? Here I am rather interested in the updates, in the information being brought to me. The packaging is less important - to me at least, so I wouldn't complain in this case. And let me underline again the difference: I don't even care to listen to AI music, but would read news brought by AI (those not hallucinated).
      • bonsai_spool5 hours ago
        > But in news reporting?

        This is a commentary piece, not news

  • seydor5 hours ago
    > Sweden is not cooperating with the U.S. because it has to.

    Oh yes it does. The US wants to use Sweden to supply the EU, after they push for banning of all chinese equipment, and Sweden needs american military assurances.

    US is creating all kinds of 'corridors' for american exports, including LNG corridor in south europe, despite all the anti-EU rhetoric.

    • SiempreViernes4 hours ago
      Keep in mind this is written by a pro-Swedish business lobbyist in Texas, not by an international relations analyst.

      I also don't think the US leadership has any plans for Sweden in particular, this is more likely the result of a top down directive to the US MFA to sign tech deals "in Europe" and signing something with Sweden just happened to line up nicely with the calendar for other reasons.

    • vitally36435 hours ago
      Frankly, the current administration doesn't have the tactical wit nor attention span to pull something like this off.
  • seanieb5 hours ago
    Would Taiwan, Ireland, Israel and maybe others be higher on that list?
  • oulipo25 hours ago
    Article reeks of having been written by ChatGPT
  • moi23885 hours ago
    AI slop article.