AI-generated descriptions, lazy sellers?

[VanDerGraaf]

I am finding this really disconcerting. Listing after listing which have descriptions of the gear that sounds like something from a 1980s discount electrical warehouse.

Interesting gear too- I can't believe people are so so lazy that they take the auto-generated AI text option every time.

I've been reading ebay listing descriptions for years, this sort of vapid bot rubbish has only come on my radar recently. It surely isn't my imaginatiom.

What do you think?

Embarrasingly shite Audiolab 8000m description

 

[The Bish]

I am finding this really disconcerting. Listing after listing which have descriptions of the gear that sounds like something from a 1980s discount electrical warehouse.

Interesting gear too- I can't believe people are so so lazy that they take the auto-generated AI text option every time.

I've been reading ebay listing descriptions for years, this sort of vapid bot rubbish has only come on my radar recently. It surely isn't my imaginatiom.

What do you think?

Embarrasingly shite Audiolab 8000m description

Agreed, it's pish. I listed a couple of things on eBay this weekend and immediately deleted the AI word salad it proposed!

 

[stony]

Non-English speakers ?

 

[VanDerGraaf]

Non-English speakers ?

I don't think so, personally.

For contrast, here's a descriprion of extreme brevity- but it has the unmistakable touch of a real human, thank god.

Real human describes his Naim N272

 

[paulfromcamden]

I tried it on a couple of listings just out of curiosity. It's absolute rubbish and I'm pretty sure would turn potential buyers away.

 

[VanDerGraaf]

I tried it on a couple of listings just out of curiosity. It's absolute rubbish and I'm pretty sure would turn potential buyers away.

Exactly- when I read this stuff it makes me feel (rightly or wrongly) that the person selling doesn't care about their gear, which in turn leads to doubts about how well they cared for it in their ownership.

I can well understand trying the AI option out when selling.

What I can't understand is seeing the awful pound shop results, and thinking, "Yep, that'll do.for seeling my £2k amp/streamer" etc.

 

[Dom500]

They're awful and don't usually actually tell you anything about what you're buying.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Exactly- when I read this stuff it makes me feel (rightly or wrongly) that the person selling doesn't care about their gear, which in turn leads to doubts about how well they cared for it in their ownership.

Not to mention, how careful will they be with packing and shipping.

 

[Ianp]

We're slowly sinking to the lowest common denominator I think, not questioning what the computer says or using initiative. When I'm selling gear on eBay I tend to say I'm a hi fi enthusiast of many years and reassure the potential buyer all is genuine, which of course it is.

I'd stay a mile away from an AI description.