AI Record - AWexford

Summary:

Potentially posted AI article to critique thread

AI Record - AWexford

Zyn 19 Jun 2024 06:44

New site member AWexford (account age 4 days, site membership 3 days, recently posted the following to the Draft Critique thread without greenlights: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16865809/scp-draft-a-literal-dreamcatcher

Thread description, "Short Article about SCP-XXXX a Native American dreamcatcher that stores dreams during REM sleep, displaying them as intricate patterns within its webbing. It can selectively replay stored dreams to anyone who touches a specific string before sleep, revealing the dreams of previous users."

https://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/a-literal-dreamcatcher
Wrd Ct:600
Seeking Feedback/Greenlights
This is a finished draft. i just would like some input on dialouge and maybe if i should add another log otherwise this is a completely finished work.

The linked draft has multiple common hallmarks of AI-generation:

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Author added "vibrant blue" to match image, but did not correct detail of the color/type of wood (which was present before the edit)

It consists of a vibrant blue circular frame made of dried red willow wood, adorned with the feathers of an unknown animal, carved wooden beads and other decorative elements.

Lack of spaces suggesting copy-paste; author fixed paragraph spaces in description but not in containment

Access to SCP-XXXX requires Level 2 clearance and must be approved by the Site Director or designated personnel. Any experimentation involving SCP-XXXX must be conducted in a controlled environment with appropriate safety measures in place.
SCP-XXXX is to be handled with care to prevent accidental activation. Personnel interacting with SCP-XXXX are advised to wear protective gloves to minimize direct skin contact.

Does not seem to understand how dreamcatcher weaving actually works, unnecessary sentence at end

Dreams captured by SCP-XXXX are stored within the webbing of the dreamcatcher, appearing as new intricate patterns and symbols woven into the threads. Efforts to extract or manipulate dream content stored within SCP-XXXX have thus far been unsuccessful, suggesting the object possesses anomalous properties beyond simple dream storage. Research into SCP-XXXX's origins, capabilities, and potential applications is ongoing.

Of note, the author's sandbox edits consist entirely of formatting changes, renaming the page, adding small portions to the test log bit by bit (with simple errors like using "personnel" as singular and not correctly capitalizing "Foundation", and correcting their own added errors. In revision 20, they add "penis" to a footnote.

The author's other forum posts also don't match the writing style of the draft (note the abundance of simple errors):

http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16865809/scp-draft-a-literal-dreamcatcher#post-6545314

I got critique in the official discord server, i believe one was in dms and I dont know about the the other. But i'll post it here to be safe

http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16865964/sg-a-literal-dreamcatcher#post-6545331 (Ideas Critique thread without template)

Hello, to anyone reading this. This will be short since the titles pretty much tell-all, but its exactly what it sounds like, and says in the summary, a literal dreamcatcher that can catch and hold the dreams of anyone who uses it. pretty simple concept

I've posted in the draft thread asking if they used AI.

Re: AI Record - AWexford

Zyn 20 Jun 2024 02:05

Noting that the user replied: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-16865809/scp-draft-a-literal-dreamcatcher#post-6545739

No, everything written is completely by me. I do not condone the usage of AI in writing, unless for spellchecks/word counts.

Meaning that allegedly, they intentionally:

• wrote nonsensical containment procedures that don't match the item's anomalous effects
• misidentified the object itself (based on the lack of localization, the image url used is easily identifiable as from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher#/media/File:Atrapasuenos.jpg and even if the viewer is unfamiliar with traditional vs. contemporary dreamcatcher colors and construction, is labeled "Contemporary derivation sold at a craft fair in El Quisco, Chile, in 2006")
• only spellchecked/used consistent formatting/bothered with clinical tone for the containment and description sections

I've replied noting the above. Of note, it was brought to my attention that the user's typing style in Discord (they have a greenlighting thread) does not match the AI-sounding portions of their draft.