Name/IRC nick: jojomen
Topic: Updated Forum rules to address AI generated posts
Some details about the topic: Unfiltered AI posts regurgitate falsehoods, waste effort and turn threads into an offtopic mess
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We are seeing an influx of new members, which is a good thing. It’s probably unavoidable that newcomers post questions or ideas that have already been discussed at length. Even if this is a burden for forum regulars, it is something we need to deal with as gracefully as possible.
However, posting unfiltered AI content is a new trend that brings a concentrate of all the normal forum challenges with more harm than benefit. I would like to see the forum rules updated to discourage or ban the practice. Maybe like:
Please avoid posting AI generated content. People will be much more interested in engaging with your original ideas.
Edit: Active moderation is better than detailed rules. Also, I my allergy towards AI slop resulted in a harsher-than-necessary reaction. I do think it should be mentioned in the Forum Rules, but something short (like the above) would suffice.
Do not post AI content on the forum.
The AI just gives you a sequence of plausible sentences, nicely structured and styled. It all sounds very convincing and impressive. However, your real work starts there. AI output is often wordy and ambiguous, and it always needs a substantial effort to fact-check. Any advice or conclusion must be corrected and clarified. Also, to contribute to the discussion, you have to fully understand what you have posted. This is easier if it is grounded in your actual experience, rather than a generic AI essay.
You need to put that effort into your post, otherwise nobody has any reason to care. Engagement would be a waste of effort and bring no benefit to the community. People would grow tired of you and you will fail to fulfil your intentions.
Do not post AI content on the forum.
~~edit: wording~