I don't think AI descriptions are supposed to work this way...

[itsjustasprain]

While browsing in my niche area for future resale projects to buy I came across a listing featuring the usual rubbish AI description interspersed with some actual factual details (imagine that!). I noticed that in fact the details had been copied from one of my own listing descriptions (that happens a lot - comes with the territory - I know) and then he somehow put it through the AI glop machine and posted the results. 

Here is the funny part: he then followed it with this disclaimer: '(Sections 2 and 3 of this description were produced by AI and I cannot guarantee its accuracy)' 

Um - yeah - you DO guarantee its accuracy because buyers can always open a Not As Described claim. AI is not going to help you with that.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

File that sell under clueless sellers who do not understand their responsibility as an Ebay seller.

We should be able to place small bets on whether clueless seller's listings will windup with a full refund, with or without product return.

[yesterdays-newz]

Personally, I looked at the AI on something I was listing a couple times and it reads like a salesman trying to sell a car in a used car lot. Haven't looked at it since. 

[chapeau-noir]

But this, though! AI glop machine 😂

[slippinjimmy]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

But this, though! AI glop machine 😂

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Many different flavors of AI out there, I believe the eBay version is specifically designed to produce the same slop that ad copy writers have been pumping out for over a century....puffery seems to be the prime directive!

[pastimpressions]

Richer than cheesecake:

To have a seller who steals ad copy attempting to distance themselves from any copy in their own ad.

(I know it is eBay permitted, but the theft of text & images to me is highly lazy & unethical.)

Just find it humorous that a person that has no problem doing that, coupled with Artificial Ignorance usage out of additional laziness has a fact disclaimer.

Richer than cheesecake

[kenilworthkollector]

I have tried the AI descriptions to see what it generates, it appears to be several base descriptions they use, and it acts like a fill in the blank.  I added, then removed AI description a few times, and it seems to cycle thru the base formats.

I used it on a few listings, but always seem to have to edit it to make it more clear.

[itsjustasprain]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

But this, though! AI glop machine 😂

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Heh... 😁 I have also seen Ebay AI described as 'pink slime' although I thought that was originally a reference to SPAM (the canned meat)? (I like SPAM actually.)

[chapeau-noir]

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@kenilworthkollector wrote:

I have tried the AI descriptions to see what it generates, it appears to be several base descriptions they use, and it acts like a fill in the blank.  I added, then removed AI description a few times, and it seems to cycle thru the base formats.

I used it on a few listings, but always seem to have to edit it to make it more clear.

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It's basically Madlibs.