On Sun, 2 Aug 2026, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: > On Sun, 2 Aug 2026 21:50:32 -0400 > James via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > > > Call me cynical but it sounds to me like you were talking to an AI bot. > > I ran some of their replies through a couple of AI detectors. The > verdicts were generally: "Probably human-generated, but AI-edited > and polished." I think the detectors are not too accurate with such > small amounts of text. > > But: "That's a fair question" is definitely something an AI would say. Can't remember where I read it, but one of the tell-tale signs of a chatbot is a placating, conciliatory opening along the lines of: "That's a fair question ..." "You make a good point ..." "Thank you, we appreciate your feedback ..." almost always followed by, ", but ..." or ", however ...". rday To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org