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pat_k

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1. Absolutely!

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 02:14 PM

9 hrs ago

I always post as an excerpt and preface with something like "Apply whatever grains of salt you apply to all AI, but this is what AI (Gemini) had to say."

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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 10 hrs ago OP

Absolutely! pat_k 9 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 8 hrs ago #7

Very true. AI generated content looks and sounds authoritative, even when it's not mdbl 8 hrs ago #10

I always question AI - ask for quotes, womanofthehills 7 hrs ago #14

That will NOT prevent it from lying. Ms. Toad 6 hrs ago #35

This is an AI Video... leftstreet 9 hrs ago #2

It's still slop. It's still dumb. Our most effective weapons against Trump and his regime are real news, highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #3

I thought the subject was labeling it leftstreet 8 hrs ago #5

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

bwahahaha jmbar2 8 hrs ago #4

No way ornotna 1 hr ago #62

With some small effort one can usually find the source of this plagiarized material. hunter 8 hrs ago #6

Ah, Liechtenstein! kurtyboy 7 hrs ago #18

I agree, but...... SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #9

They don't all add disclaimers, though, here on DU or on other websites - and most of the time they highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #12

I agree SergeStorms 6 hrs ago #34

Thanks! highplainsdem 4 hrs ago #53

Thank you !!!! This should be a DU rule. Trueblue1968 8 hrs ago #11

Yes! SheltieLover 7 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 7 hrs ago #13

The AI overview is there to keep you in the google sandbox. hunter 5 hrs ago #47

Yes, and No ThreeNoSeep 7 hrs ago #15

Yes, they are committing fraud, i.e. plagurisim. paleotn 7 hrs ago #25

Academic researchers use other people's work all the time. (#bibliography) ThreeNoSeep 3 hrs ago #59

They cite other people's work. Other PEOPLE. Cite LLMs? paleotn 3 hrs ago #60

Theft? Nope. ThreeNoSeep 1 hr ago #61

I'm sorry, but you're wrong. highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #28

Where are your citations for the above? jmbar2 5 hrs ago #39

Citations for what's in the excerpt boxes? Those are quotes from the message I was replying to. highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #43

They're quotes, so they need ____________________ jmbar2 5 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 5 hrs ago #49

Agree 100%. Thank you! CaptainTruth 7 hrs ago #16

Is this a new rule or guideline? Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #17

If not, should be. paleotn 7 hrs ago #22

I have no issue with this if it is a rule by the site owner Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #23

They're wishing, not presenting. paleotn 7 hrs ago #26

You might want to read my post again. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #27

Do they have the ability to make policy? No. Then it's just wishing. paleotn 6 hrs ago #29

Read it. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #32

It's a request, starting with the word "please" - no more a rule or guideline than the many requests highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #33

Chill. Why the freaking anger? paleotn 6 hrs ago #36

I'm not angry. Joinfortmill 5 hrs ago #44

Then why is this such an issue for you? Seriously? paleotn 4 hrs ago #56

It is the way it was presented. Joinfortmill 4 hrs ago #57

It's a request, made because we have had chatbot responses posted here that weren't identified as highplainsdem 6 hrs ago #31

Perfectly good reasons why we should NEVER use AI for this forum. paleotn 7 hrs ago #19

Absolutely agreed! SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #20

Is this like blaming someone for holding a counterfeit banknote? Drum 7 hrs ago #24

I simply put many of these AI enthusiasts on my ignore list. hunter 5 hrs ago #40

Agreed! Drum 5 hrs ago #42

It's possible I decry this new industry more than highplainsdem does. hunter 4 hrs ago #55

Amen. Wednesdays 6 hrs ago #30

I'm here for the humans. carpetbagger 6 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 6 hrs ago #38

Do we need to know the political affiliation of the chatbot? MichMan 5 hrs ago #41

And their pronouns jmbar2 5 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 5 hrs ago #50

I come to DU to find out what other people think. AI doesn't think. It's "artificial!" nt LAS14 5 hrs ago #48

Exactly. There are already too many responses from bots in a lot of other online forums. highplainsdem 4 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 5 hrs ago #51

I think a trigger warning might be more appropriate jmbar2 5 hrs ago #52

It's not a trigger for me, but AI in subject makes it easier to trash in settings. SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #54

I'm starting to think you don't care about any other issue. FascismIsDeath 1 hr ago #63

Really? I've posted about lots of other issues, here and on other platforms. highplainsdem 39 min ago #64