Follow Friday: Beat it

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The News

Crypto is down across the board, so it is no surprise to see $HIVE down too. You can still vote it up on Coingecko. I use their API to generate this chart using this script.

Prices

Meanwhile there is plenty of happening on Hive. On the new LeoFinance you can create polls that are decentralised, like this one I posted.

Poll

Friday Follows

  • @unicrisx8 is a digital artist who is creating NFTs on Hive.
  • @ale.dri is an Italian drummer I found recently. I created the Drumming community where people can post, or cross post if they prefer. I want it to be a place where people interested in this art can go to find relevant content. I have my own list of drummers in peakd that I can check for activity. You do not have to follow everyone to see the content you enjoy.
  • @giampaolo19 is another Italian drummer who is looking for tips on how to use Web3.0 to get his work out there. He also posts drum lessons.
  • I met @zirochka at Hivefest and she is back in Ukraine showing us what life is like there. I can tell you it is not great.
  • @killerwot has been showing off some of his Star Wars collectables. I am a little jealous as I grew up with the original movies.

These people get a share of the post rewards.

The Dog House

I have seen several people posting about what we should do regarding posts that are generated with tools like ChatGPT. It allows people to produce text on any topic with very little effort. There are already tools that are supposed to detect such generated text, but there will be an arms race as the quality improves. It may stand out as it could be better than what the human owner of an account might write themselves.

I think we each have to decide what deserves our votes. If you see a sudden change in what someone is posting it may arouse suspicion. Most people here are not trainer writers, so if I see a post that looks like a magazine article then I may wonder if it was generated or even copied from elsewhere. What has value to me are posts that educate or inform me, but they need to have that human touch.

If you did not write something yourself then you need to be honest about it. I think there could be legitimate reasons to use such 'AI' (I do not consider it truly intelligent) for research, but you need to confirm that it is correct as it may use unreliable sources.

These things will not go away and they will get better. I just want to send rewards where they are earned.

The End

When the $HIVE price is down you can worry about it or you can keep posting to earn rewards that could gain value. Some people will see this as a buying opportunity, but it is up to each of us to decide whether to invest. You can add value to Hive in other ways. People will pay attention to what you do. Those who just take tend not to do so well. Be part of the community and you should be fine.

Have a great weekend.

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I've been using this opportunity to pick up some Hive at some really good prices. I have been DCA'ing into it a little at a time over the past couple of weeks.

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I expect you're not the only one. I may be tempted too.

!BEER

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Yeah I think you're right, we all just have to stay aware of posts before deciding to vote them. I think most people who understand Hive and understand how harmful AI generated articles are to the eco-system, they won't us it. But, there are plenty of people out there who will; in the hope of effortlessly earning some cash.

I've been dooped before with some posts and had to keep my eyes open in future, I remember coming across a new person here who was posting about sketches they done. They looked cool, but I noticed one of their posts being commented on by Hive Watchers, turned out they found the art online and passed it off as their own. Just as bad for Hive, but at least that's easier to detect.

Also, thanks for the mention!

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Nice to see more Italians making their way into hive, I saw recently @hivenberg was also looking to recruit Italians and inform them of the possibilities of crypto!

The great AI debate is one that will continue for a long time to come I would imagine, I like your perspective, individuals deciding if the content is worth of their upvote or not, as always.

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I tend to upvote the stuff I want to see more of, even if it's a minority interest. I want people to stick around.

I don't know how big the Italian community is now, but I hope it can keep growing.

!BEER

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No problem with the ChatGP issue Steve, as I haven't even opened it to have a look. No need of it as I prefer my own writings.

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I don't think the tool in itself is a bad thing as it can be used for research. It has access to more data than you could ever read and can give useful info. The problem is when people put out its results as their own work. Dishonest should not be rewarded.

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Yes, I agree, as it could be good if it's used for the correct purposes, but you and I know people and it could be used for nefarious purposes.
!PIZZA

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@steevc I want to thank you for this post, you are generous and you are doing a fantastic job for the Hive community. Not everyone shows this support for others, for those who show their art and in general. Thank you very much!

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No problem. It's actually selfish on my part as I support the people I want to see more of :)

We need more musicians on Hive spreading the word about it.

!BEER

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Lots to digest here, your new community makes me think there should be one for the sound library project. We used to have boxes Star Wars toys but they were long since ruined!

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We need more communities, but have to decide how viable they are given how many people are active. They are fairly cheap to create anyway. I want to be able to go to places to find what interests me.

!BEER

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It’s a balance isn’t it, to gauge how much effort something may be for what reward. Not necessarily a financial one but what people gain experience wise too.

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You can build a sort of community around a tag anyway. A community gives you a bit more control. Those I've made have not needed much moderation so far.

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