POLL: Should this forum be free of AI-generated poetry?

[highplainsdem]

We all know that chatbots can generate poems in seconds. Generative AI models are trained on all the intellectual property the AI companies could steal, and they can spit out something in the shape of a poem (or whatever type of creative work the AI user wants a chatbot to generate for them) with only a very brief prompt, requiring little or no thought, let alone effort, from the AI user.

I'm curious about how other DUers feel about AI-generated text in this forum, when in the past the assumption was that what a DUer posted as their own writing was actually theirs. Unlike other types of AI-generated versions of creativity, AI text is not watermarked as images, video and music videos spat out by AI models often are.

So how do you feel about this?

23 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	AI-generated poetry should not be posted here.
	23 (100%)
	I don't mind seeing AI-generated poems posted here as long as they're clearly identified as AI.
	0 (0%)
	I don't mind AI-generated poetry and don't think people should have to admit if they used AI.
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[SheltieLover]

1. Ty for asking. I find AI generated anything to be repulsive &

I don't appreciate it being posted on DU. It is, after all, generated by using STOLEN creative material!

[xocetaceans]

2. 'AI' (as it were) has no place in any discussion forum in any capacity whatsoever. If a poster cannot be bothered . . .

. . . to think about an OP or a comment to an OP, that poster should save everyone the time and energy which would be wasted in determining that the poster's remarks should be ignored.


'AI' reflects no thoughtful consideration of anything and has no place in any human discourse.


At most, 'AI' might be useful as an extension to search engine technology, but one must be careful with any returned results as they might well be spurious. Specifically, it might offer a more user-friendly way to access the content of the internet: however, it should not be allowed to add its faulty content to the internet. So, in general, it needs to be restricted heavily.


So, no, 'AI' absolutely does not belong in this forum.



(This response does not even address the ethics of the way that 'AI' has been manufactured.)



Karen Hao's book, Empire of AI, might be an interesting read:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/