Let's allow AI output in some restricted sense

[Nathan_Boyer]

This topic was expanded on and largely settled in this other thread:

Updates to the site guidelines, especially regarding gen-AI

That might indeed go into the right direction. I would simply suggest to a) appeal to refrain from AI use in direct communication with people (e.g., more or less “chatting” or “talking” with each other), b) make clearer content quality related guidelines not simply (do not use a certain tool), and c) clearly offer the poster a chance to heal the post. What about that? EDIT: A more technical solution would be “transcribed video messages” so there can be no doubt; might even be a market for suc…

Updates to the site guidelines, especially regarding gen-AI

Holy cow, I think we might have done it! @gwr: that’s the status quo, or at least the intent of it! If and how we improve the wording in the guidelines, flags and DMs is really the only question… along with the fact that I’d say that this entire site is for direct communication with people. But, yes, that is exactly our intention.