Warning. The text in quotes is AI generated
In my opinion AI generated text is most harmful to beginners on the forum. Or even to experienced gardeners trying to learn about things new to them.
I don’t really see a lack of quick response on this forum during “peak time” Most questions posted on this forum can easily wait a day or even week.
The opposite seems true to me. From what if seen, the current AI still produces a lot of errors and or false information. Lowering the content Quality
I am all for AI assisting moderators. And there is some AI build into the forum that also assist users when posting.
AI translating to other language is also a great thing.
Actually my first and second post on this forum explained how to use the google translate plugin to translate text on this forum.
However, both these points that the AI generated text uses as an argument for using AI generated text. Are actually NOT about AI generated text. But other forms of AI
If we where to completely ban posting AI generated text (wich im not saying we should)
The option for AI to assist moderators and using AI to translate would still be completly accsesible.
The AI is using a “straw man” argument here
This sounds like and can be a good thing.
However i personally enjoy the fact that due to this forum not “suggesting
to my preferences” or past searches" I’m constantly discovering and learning new things and about new plants/fruits and techniques on this forum.
Also the text generative AI’s currently in use are largely scored on ease of readability, engagement, emotional response etc. Not mainly on accuracy or actual usefulness.
It’s a known effect that this leads to more engagement/time spent. Which is profitable/useful for the AI company’s. But this also (often) can lead to echo chambers and feeding users more extreme and emotionally charged viewpoints.
Although it’s not a text generative AI. The YouTube algorithm AI is an example for this. Watch a single conspiracy video and see what it tries to “feed you”
Also known as (falling into) the “youtube rabbit hole”
This whole point again. Is another straw man argument. Since this argument posted as a argument for why “AI generated text is good for the forum” is actually not about AI generated text. but another form of AI.
Another straw man argument (dam this AI is getting repetetive)
This is not an argument for AI generated text. But for another form of AI.
This is part of the problem for me.
It takes a second to generate a large amount of “good looking” text and post it on the form with AI generated text.
It than takes a really really really long time in comparison for an actual forum user (human) to go over that text. And correct the mistakes in it. This will fatigue the human users on the forum to the point of not doing that anymore. And there goes the " measures to ensure accuracy and maintain the human touch that is crucial to community building."
out the window.
speaking for myself. If only done it a few times here. But I’m already exhausted going over AI generated text posted on the forum.
It feels like arguing against a wall. Not to learn anything myself. Not to help or teach the wall. But just to warn other users to not run into it. (damage control instead of meaningful discussion.)
Sure human users of the forum also sometimes post mistaken information on the forum. But when you respond to that, you have a chance to help or teach another human. Or discover you where wrong and learn something yourself.
This is much more fulfilling than being an unpaid “error check” on AI generated text.