> Nontechnical people simply don't have any idea about what LLMs are.
We're on HN, a highly technical corner of the internet, yet we see the same stuff here. It's not just non-technical people...

I think one of the big dangers is that people (including us) are quick to believe "I'm better than that". Yet this is a bias conmen have been exploiting for millennia.

The only real defense is not lulling yourself into a false sense of security. You're less vulnerable (not invincible) by knowing you too can be fooled

Honestly, it's just a good way to go about getting information. There's a famous Feynman quote about it too. The first principle is to not fool yourself, and you're the easiest person to fool

There’s nobody who knows how to fool you better than yourself.

There is extreme value to be had in astroturfing Hacker News.