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highplainsdem

(61,337 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 22 hrs ago #1

I'm glad you label it, but why bother posting what any chatbot says when it might give a different answer highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #7

Very true. AI generated content looks and sounds authoritative, even when it's not mdbl 22 hrs ago #10

I always question AI - ask for quotes, womanofthehills 21 hrs ago #14

That will NOT prevent it from lying. Ms. Toad 20 hrs ago #35

This is an AI Video... leftstreet 22 hrs ago #2

It's still slop. It's still dumb. Our most effective weapons against Trump and his regime are real news, highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #3

I thought the subject was labeling it leftstreet 22 hrs ago #5

I'm glad you agree with the labeling. I thought you posted that video as something that you felt highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #8

bwahahaha jmbar2 22 hrs ago #4

No way ornotna 15 hrs ago #62

LOL. Sometimes we need to laugh at one form Ilsa 23 min ago #71

With some small effort one can usually find the source of this plagiarized material. hunter 22 hrs ago #6

Ah, Liechtenstein! kurtyboy 21 hrs ago #18

I agree, but...... SergeStorms 22 hrs ago #9

They don't all add disclaimers, though, here on DU or on other websites - and most of the time they highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #12

I agree SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #34

Thanks! highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #53

Thank you !!!! This should be a DU rule. Trueblue1968 21 hrs ago #11

Yes! SheltieLover 20 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 21 hrs ago #13

The AI overview is there to keep you in the google sandbox. hunter 19 hrs ago #47

Yes, and No ThreeNoSeep 21 hrs ago #15

Yes, they are committing fraud, i.e. plagurisim. paleotn 20 hrs ago #25

Academic researchers use other people's work all the time. (#bibliography) ThreeNoSeep 17 hrs ago #59

They cite other people's work. Other PEOPLE. Cite LLMs? paleotn 17 hrs ago #60

Theft? Nope. ThreeNoSeep 15 hrs ago #61

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #28

Where are your citations for the above? jmbar2 19 hrs ago #39

Citations for what's in the excerpt boxes? Those are quotes from the message I was replying to. highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #43

They're quotes, so they need ____________________ jmbar2 19 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 19 hrs ago #49

Agree 100%. Thank you! CaptainTruth 21 hrs ago #16

Is this a new rule or guideline? Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #17

If not, should be. paleotn 20 hrs ago #22

I have no issue with this if it is a rule by the site owner Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #23

They're wishing, not presenting. paleotn 20 hrs ago #26

You might want to read my post again. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #27

Do they have the ability to make policy? No. Then it's just wishing. paleotn 20 hrs ago #29

Read it. Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #32

It's a request, starting with the word "please" - no more a rule or guideline than the many requests highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #33

Chill. Why the freaking anger? paleotn 20 hrs ago #36

I'm not angry. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #44

Then why is this such an issue for you? Seriously? paleotn 18 hrs ago #56

It is the way it was presented. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #57

It's a request, made because we have had chatbot responses posted here that weren't identified as highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #31

Perfectly good reasons why we should NEVER use AI for this forum. paleotn 21 hrs ago #19

Absolutely agreed! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #20

Is this like blaming someone for holding a counterfeit banknote? Drum 20 hrs ago #24

I simply put many of these AI enthusiasts on my ignore list. hunter 19 hrs ago #40

Agreed! Drum 19 hrs ago #42

It's possible I decry this new industry more than highplainsdem does. hunter 18 hrs ago #55

Amen. Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #30

I'm here for the humans. carpetbagger 19 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 19 hrs ago #38

Do we need to know the political affiliation of the chatbot? MichMan 19 hrs ago #41

And their pronouns jmbar2 19 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 18 hrs ago #50

I come to DU to find out what other people think. AI doesn't think. It's "artificial!" nt LAS14 19 hrs ago #48

Exactly. There are already too many responses from bots in a lot of other online forums. highplainsdem 17 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 18 hrs ago #51

I think a trigger warning might be more appropriate jmbar2 18 hrs ago #52

It's not a trigger for me, but AI in subject makes it easier to trash in settings. SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #54

I'm starting to think you don't care about any other issue. FascismIsDeath 15 hrs ago #63

Really? I've posted about lots of other issues, here and on other platforms. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #64

"AI slop" has became the equivalent of using "woke" as a pejorative. FascismIsDeath 13 hrs ago #65

You don't seem to understand that people choosing to use and promote a technology they know is unethical and highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #66

Jawohl! LPBBEAR 2 hrs ago #67

This. Martin68 1 hr ago #68

Thank you highplainsdem. c-rational 1 hr ago #69

About the search engine AI overviews mentioned above... FemDemERA 1 hr ago #70