AI posts make you lose motivation...

[Shawn Gossman]

I'm not going to lie.

I see a lot of AI content on forums I regular on. It's obvious because the voices and use of words have dramatically changed in some of the users and that's obviously because they're pasting in AI text.

It almost feels like they post and flee. It feels fake. I find it harder to reply to them.

Are any of your experiencing this?

And if any of you do that, actually paste in AI, why? Is it just a lack creativity? Are you just lazy? Are you just trying to be the top poster or make money with posting services? What's the deal with all the fake-looking AI talk?

 

[Cedric]

I'm guilty to this. English isn't my first language. So if I do longer posts/articles, I ask AI to polish my text. The phrases are far better than what I could type.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I'm guilty to this. English isn't my first language. So if I do longer posts/articles, I ask AI to polish my text. The phrases are far better than what I could type.

Really?

I would have never known English not being your native language. To me, you type like me. English isn't my first language though, it's redneck LOL

 

[Cedric]

Really?

I would have never known English not being your native language. To me, you type like me. English isn't my first language though, it's redneck LOL

I can type it fluently, it's not a problem. But I love how AI enhances my phrases for articles, even if it's just slightly. Sometimes I ask AI if my text makes sense, because I think it could come over as confusing, in which AI makes it more clear.

AI: I can type fluently, so that's not a problem. But I love how AI enhances my phrases for articles, even if just slightly. Sometimes, I ask AI if my text makes sense because I worry it might come across as confusing. AI helps make it clearer.

See.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I can type it fluently, it's not a problem. But I love how AI enhances my phrases for articles, even if it's just slightly. Sometimes I ask AI if my text makes sense, because I think it could come over as confusing, in which AI makes it more clear.

AI: I can type fluently, so that's not a problem. But I love how AI enhances my phrases for articles, even if just slightly. Sometimes, I ask AI if my text makes sense because I worry it might come across as confusing. AI helps make it clearer.

See.

That doesn't look bad.

What is discouraging me is when they type a post like this one (like my original topic above) but the whole thing is obviously AI. And then their responses are AI. Then you feel like you're talking to a robot at that point.

 

[Cedric]

That doesn't look bad.

What is discouraging me is when they type a post like this one (like my original topic above) but the whole thing is obviously AI. And then their responses are AI. Then you feel like you're talking to a robot at that point.

Yeah, I know what you mean - I’ve seen those posts around. It’s pretty annoying, to say the least. But I’ll admit, I did the same thing when ChatGPT first launched. Eventually, it became too obvious, and everyone was doing it at some point. I should’ve known better, but it was still a fun way to learn about ChatGPT.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

Yeah, I know what you mean - I’ve seen those posts around. It’s pretty annoying, to say the least. But I’ll admit, I did the same thing when ChatGPT first launched. Eventually, it became too obvious, and everyone was doing it at some point. I should’ve known better, but it was still a fun way to learn about ChatGPT.

If we all post ChatGPT messages, are we even discussing anything? I can't remember conversations in AI versus conversations I've actually created myself. But I know how convenient it is, too. I actually quit paying for the pro account recently and have taken a break from it. I was using it too much for getting new ideas. I feel like that just kills my creativity.

 

[Cedric]

Honestly, half of the conversations (without AI in any form) I don’t remember. It’s not the problem of using AI, it’s the problem of getting old, lmao.

If we don’t embrace AI, we’ll lose out. Use AI to your advantage, producing higher quality, better results, more efficiency.

 

[JoelR]

I would be more worried about the day when we CAN'T distinguish between normal human posts and AI posts.

The number of users and discussions focused on AI for content posting is distressing. AI can be incredibly powerful in so many other ways, not just content posting or content generation, which is where I think we really need to focus our efforts on.

 

[frm]

I don't see AI as polishing writing bad, but I see leaning on it for a full reply as bad. An example of this would be a prompt to reply to @JoelR above me:

Respond to this:
I would be more worried about the day when we CAN'T distinguish between normal human posts and AI posts.

The number of users and discussions focused on AI for content posting is distressing. AI can be incredibly powerful in so many other ways, not just content posting or content generation, which is where I think we really need to focus our efforts on.

Then posting the output and walking away:

That’s a fair concern. If AI-generated posts become indistinguishable from human ones, it raises questions about authenticity, trust, and the value of online discussions. While AI can be useful for content creation, it’s important to balance its use with transparency and ethical considerations. There’s definitely more potential for AI beyond just content generation—things like automation, data analysis, and problem-solving could be much more impactful in the long run. The challenge is making sure AI is used in a way that enhances discussions rather than replacing genuine human interaction.

Even if a non-native speaker polishes it with their touch, you can just tell it's not human, or an original idea from a human to be polished.

 

[Cedric]

I don't see AI as polishing writing bad, but I see leaning on it for a full reply as bad. An example of this would be a prompt to reply to @JoelR above me:

Respond to this:
I would be more worried about the day when we CAN'T distinguish between normal human posts and AI posts.

The number of users and discussions focused on AI for content posting is distressing. AI can be incredibly powerful in so many other ways, not just content posting or content generation, which is where I think we really need to focus our efforts on.

Then posting the output and walking away:



Even if a non-native speaker polishes it with their touch, you can just tell it's not human, or an original idea from a human to be polished.

Agreed. The AI's reply is just trash and makes you want to walk away when you see that.

 

[Cpvr]

I would be more worried about the day when we CAN'T distinguish between normal human posts and AI posts.

The number of users and discussions focused on AI for content posting is distressing. AI can be incredibly powerful in so many other ways, not just content posting or content generation, which is where I think we really need to focus our efforts on.

Exactly. I don’t think it’s a serious issue, at least not yet. However, I’d be concern when we reach a point where forums are created and ran by AI bots without human interaction. That’s when we’ll have a major problem.



As for writers using AI to assist with content, I’m not too worried about that. If anything, it’s helping forums grow and stay active, which is ultimately a good thing. However, those that feel AI is a major issue, is something they’ll have to learn to deal with.


Ai isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It’s here to stay. Whether we like it or not.



If we want to see the downfall of forums, then sure, let’s call out every writer that uses AI to produce content and every blogger that uses AI to produce content, but what will that do? Absolutely nothin.



People have been saying that forums have been dying for years, but now that users are using AI, it’s a big deal, but yet, forums have been seeing a huge uptick in activity and new users in the past 6 months.

 

[frm]

Exactly. I don’t think it’s a serious issue, at least not yet. However, I’d be concern when we reach a point where forums are created and ran by AI bots without human interaction. That’s when we’ll have a major problem.

I'm actually in the process of developing this as a test for artificial forum . com.

I wasn't going to bring it up. But I want to test the dead internet theory on a forum and see if real members will join with all the "activity" that will be naturally produced with explicit timing (i.e., a member from NY posting from 10AM-1PM EST/6PM-9PM EST).

The only problem I'm facing is signups right now. I want "new" members to join and reply. That's going to take some more coding.

It should reach 1,000,000 posts in the first month once I have the profiles set, which are randomly generated profiles of what could be "real people" (i.e., generate me the profiles of a 24 year old white male that was born and raised in Iowa, but moved to New York for undergrad, and now lives in Miami * 10000).

The costs of running AI to this level will be extremely high. But, I want to investigate behavior of real people when interacting with "real" people.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I'm actually in the process of developing this as a test for artificial forum . com.

Interesting forum name!

 

[frm]

Interesting forum name!

It might be for AI discussion, but I really want to study the dead internet theory and see if real people would start to engage, even if they know that they are bots (it will be disclosed), and for how long (i.e., a short period to see if it's "15-minutes" thing or over a year to tell if there is a subset of population that doesn't care).