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highplainsdem

(61,340 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2026, 01:07 PM Yesterday

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Please do not post AI-generated text, whether OPs or replies, without labeling them AI-generated and naming the AI used. [View all]

And when you're quoting any chatbot, put the reply in quotes or an excerpt box.

There are two main reasons any AI user here should do that.

The first is that those chatbots make a lot of mistakes, and it's completely unfair to other DUers not to let them know you're giving them info from a chatbot.

The second is that it's a form of fraud to post a chatbot's answer as your own. On a message board, people are expected to identify quotes, not pretend that something they didn't write is their own writing.

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Please do not post AI-generated text, whether OPs or replies, without labeling them AI-generated and naming the AI used. [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

Absolutely! pat_k Yesterday #1

I'm glad you label it, but why bother posting what any chatbot says when it might give a different answer highplainsdem Yesterday #7

Very true. AI generated content looks and sounds authoritative, even when it's not mdbl Yesterday #10

I always question AI - ask for quotes, womanofthehills 23 hrs ago #14

That will NOT prevent it from lying. Ms. Toad 22 hrs ago #35

This is an AI Video... leftstreet Yesterday #2

It's still slop. It's still dumb. Our most effective weapons against Trump and his regime are real news, highplainsdem Yesterday #3

I thought the subject was labeling it leftstreet Yesterday #5

I'm glad you agree with the labeling. I thought you posted that video as something that you felt highplainsdem Yesterday #8

bwahahaha jmbar2 Yesterday #4

No way ornotna 17 hrs ago #62

LOL. Sometimes we need to laugh at one form Ilsa 2 hrs ago #71

With some small effort one can usually find the source of this plagiarized material. hunter Yesterday #6

Ah, Liechtenstein! kurtyboy 23 hrs ago #18

I agree, but...... SergeStorms Yesterday #9

They don't all add disclaimers, though, here on DU or on other websites - and most of the time they highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #12

I agree SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #34

Thanks! highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #53

Thank you !!!! This should be a DU rule. Trueblue1968 23 hrs ago #11

Yes! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #21

If people are posting AI generated text here withour saying it's AI, I agree that it should be labeled as such. ShazzieB 23 hrs ago #13

The AI overview is there to keep you in the google sandbox. hunter 21 hrs ago #47

Yes, and No ThreeNoSeep 23 hrs ago #15

Yes, they are committing fraud, i.e. plagurisim. paleotn 22 hrs ago #25

Academic researchers use other people's work all the time. (#bibliography) ThreeNoSeep 19 hrs ago #59

They cite other people's work. Other PEOPLE. Cite LLMs? paleotn 19 hrs ago #60

Theft? Nope. ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #61

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #28

Where are your citations for the above? jmbar2 21 hrs ago #39

Citations for what's in the excerpt boxes? Those are quotes from the message I was replying to. highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #43

They're quotes, so they need ____________________ jmbar2 21 hrs ago #45

Not when it's a quote from someone I'm replying to in an excerpt box in a reply following their message. highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #49

Agree 100%. Thank you! CaptainTruth 23 hrs ago #16

Is this a new rule or guideline? Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #17

If not, should be. paleotn 22 hrs ago #22

I have no issue with this if it is a rule by the site owner Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #23

They're wishing, not presenting. paleotn 22 hrs ago #26

You might want to read my post again. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #27

Do they have the ability to make policy? No. Then it's just wishing. paleotn 22 hrs ago #29

Read it. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #32

It's a request, starting with the word "please" - no more a rule or guideline than the many requests highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #33

Chill. Why the freaking anger? paleotn 22 hrs ago #36

I'm not angry. Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #44

Then why is this such an issue for you? Seriously? paleotn 20 hrs ago #56

It is the way it was presented. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #57

It's a request, made because we have had chatbot responses posted here that weren't identified as highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #31

Perfectly good reasons why we should NEVER use AI for this forum. paleotn 23 hrs ago #19

Absolutely agreed! SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #20

Is this like blaming someone for holding a counterfeit banknote? Drum 22 hrs ago #24

I simply put many of these AI enthusiasts on my ignore list. hunter 21 hrs ago #40

Agreed! Drum 21 hrs ago #42

It's possible I decry this new industry more than highplainsdem does. hunter 20 hrs ago #55

Amen. Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #30

I'm here for the humans. carpetbagger 21 hrs ago #37

LOL! I hope we all are. Heaven help this board if very much of it turns into a place to trade highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #38

Do we need to know the political affiliation of the chatbot? MichMan 21 hrs ago #41

And their pronouns jmbar2 21 hrs ago #46

This isn't in the TOS. It's a request made for the reasons explained in the OP. And identifying the chatbot helps highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #50

I come to DU to find out what other people think. AI doesn't think. It's "artificial!" nt LAS14 21 hrs ago #48

Exactly. There are already too many responses from bots in a lot of other online forums. highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #58

I ask that an AI tag be added to the subject line so those of us who find AI revolting can easily Trash it a SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #51

I think a trigger warning might be more appropriate jmbar2 20 hrs ago #52

It's not a trigger for me, but AI in subject makes it easier to trash in settings. SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #54

I'm starting to think you don't care about any other issue. FascismIsDeath 17 hrs ago #63

Really? I've posted about lots of other issues, here and on other platforms. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #64

"AI slop" has became the equivalent of using "woke" as a pejorative. FascismIsDeath 15 hrs ago #65

You don't seem to understand that people choosing to use and promote a technology they know is unethical and highplainsdem 13 hrs ago #66

Jawohl! LPBBEAR 4 hrs ago #67

This. Martin68 3 hrs ago #68

Thank you highplainsdem. c-rational 3 hrs ago #69

About the search engine AI overviews mentioned above... FemDemERA 3 hrs ago #70

Very helpful - thanks jmbar2 1 hr ago #72

This is the owners issue, not ours. Mosby 59 min ago #73