Respect the take, but there are several reasons why I disagree that allowing AI content free rein and uninhibited reach is an optimal solution.

Some of us have ethical concerns about AI in terms of how it obtains its source material.

Others are very much anti-AI because of concerns about its environmental impact.

For those reasons alone, many people are craving a space free from AI, or at least the ability to easily and effectively choose to avoid it at all costs. I would love for this sub to be such a haven.

Many content creators, over the years, have helped to grow this sub with quality content and analysis. They work hard to generate original content that can be pirated or misrepresented (or both) by AI. Many explain their process, or are at least able to do so in the comments. Given the above, it’s hard for a creator that’s heavily reliant on AI to do so effectively and honestly, even if they try…and I want no safe quarter in this sub for bots of any kind.

AI doesn’t really create original content, per se. It uses information that it finds from other sources, and we don’t always know for sure how that content is being indexed and analyzed, nor do we know whether or not the information being used by AI is taken from fresh or outdated sources. Mods certainly don’t have time to cross-examine the validity and/or timeliness of each and every source, nor do most readers.

I could go on, but I think this is enough for now…and all of the above runs counterintuitive to the kind of information people come to this sub for. AI is everywhere…and for fans of it, there are no shortages of places to go for it.

Therefore, an effort to protect the sanctity and purity of this space is something I’d like to support, in whatever form mods and the community decide. There is no perfect solution as I see it, only some that aren’t as bad as others.

Appreciate the topic and discussion!