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		bob1029 on Feb 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Clarksworld closes submissions due to GPT spam What if the author is simply required to compose all drafts in some special web editor that streams events to the server? Multiple phases of approval? Statistical analysis of time domain signals? Proof of work could just mean "do your work here".

richardjam73 on Feb 21, 2023 [–]

Sounds like creating bureaucracy just for no reason.

Shouldn't tech be about making things easier not harder.

bob1029 on Feb 21, 2023 | [–]

> for no reason.

The reason is the title of this forum post. Proof of work is precisely what we are seeking here. There is no magic wand solution to this problem.

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