Can I use AI to answer questions?
Yes, but we expect you to always uphold the following guidelines:
- Don’t copy & paste blindly: always verify the facts, make sure the answer truly fits the question, and that you understand what you’re posting.
- Be transparent: if AI helped shape your response, mention it. This helps build trust.
- Watch for bias and errors: AI can reflect biases, outdated information, or just be plain wrong. Verify that it’s correct.
- Respect forum culture: our goal on this forum is thoughtful, authentic participation, not just fast answers.
- Think about the environmental cost: AI-generated content consumes significant computing power and energy.
- Consider ethical concerns: many AI systems are trained on content scraped from the web without consent, which raises serious questions about fairness and ownership.
We acknowledge that for a lot of people English isn’t their first language and AI can be a good way to help make your posts clearer. But please still uphold the guidelines above.
When in doubt, it’s better to write from your own experience or research. AI can assist, but genuine insight makes the best answers.
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