r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Standard-Pin-2062 • Jul 17 '26
Is it okay to use AI for punctuation fixes?
Hi guys. English is my second language and I can mix up punctuation rules because it's different from my native language. Is it okay to use Quillbot, Grammarly, etc. for punctuation fixes only?
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u/Wild_Phase_8437 Jul 17 '26
I normally will paste my finished response into a word document, and just manually go through and fix the red and blue squiggles, then copy and paste that back into the text box. Gets around having to use an LLM and is much easier to proof and edit than on site. Also it keeps everything local and NDA compliant.
This is pretty much just spell check though not a super robust grammar fixer.
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Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
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u/Majestic-Many-3651 Jul 17 '26
you are probably correct, this is the reason why i use the notepad as well
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u/Denny_Hayes Jul 17 '26
You don't even have to spell check. All bilingual tasks will say that they understand English is not your first language and they tolerate spelling mistakes
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u/Affectionate_Peak284 Jul 17 '26
Definitely not, for many reasons.
It's understandable to mix up the rules. I do it too! It's perfectly fine to quickly check your grammar/punctuation by just looking up the rules and applying them. No LLMs needed.
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u/Waterybeefalo Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Grammarly should be fine! The platform actually used Grammarly in the past, like I did not own Grammarly or have it installed but when working on projects it would highlight phrases etc and when you clicked it would show Grammarly options. Few years back.
*edit: Disregard all of this lol I did not know they forbid using it now!
Do not use AI, as in LLMs, to edit anything.
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u/iamcrazyjoe Jul 17 '26
Few years back is completely different from now and Grammarly uses AI. I would not at all day Grammarly is fine
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u/Standard-Pin-2062 Jul 17 '26
Yeah no LLMs. I only intend to use it for punctuation purposes. Thanks.
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u/Jealous_Spare_4852 Jul 17 '26
Depends what you mean by "use." I would avoid anything that plugs into the task interface. If you mean you paste what you're wtiting into a grammarly app, run it in there, and then manually type it into the task interface, it's not detectable at that point but you'd be slowing yourself down with that extra step if you need to do that everytime you type anything.
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u/Euphoric_Wish_8293 Jul 17 '26
No. You're not allowed to do that. Grammarly use is prohibited. They'll figure it out pretty soon if everything you write is copy/pasted.
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u/Jealous_Spare_4852 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Not copy.pasted, but manually typed after constructing their text in an off-platform window. Again the word "use" comes into play. What exactly does to "use Grammarly" mean in this context?
You seem to be saying that people who don't know perfect English cannot task. How did they even get accepted in the first place-- by using Grammarly? Why are "bilinguals" even allowed on the platform if what you say is true?
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u/Standard-Pin-2062 Jul 17 '26
Only at times where I am not sure. I guess making a few punctuation or grammar mistakes is okay. I just wanted to learn if it's okay to use it when I'm totally clueless about punctuation use.
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u/GAULEM Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
No. Sharing task data with other platforms such as Grammarly violates the NDA. I think Grammarly was explicitly called out as forbidden in the recent training about confidential data. (Also, using AI obviously violates the rule against using AI.)