The many issues generated by the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) present very complicated questions. Technologies are changing rapidly, as are the consequences of the use of AI. This subforum is the place to discuss issues surrounding the use of AI, and this pinned post is a first attempt to set forth posting policies to respond to these issues. Adjustments will be made over time as we receive additional feedback and the situation changes.
AI TEXT
In general, the use of AI to generate forum posts is discouraged. With proper labeling, some use of AI for compilation of difficult to find information is acceptable, but conversational posts not identified as AI are strictly prohibited, especially when submitted by new participants in the forum in place of posting their own ideas.
Posts which are clearly labeled as containing AI and are combined with the personal commentary of the poster about the AI content can serve a legitimate purpose, especially if the point of the post is to discuss the impact of the AI on the study of Epicurus. Our general intent is to prohibit the use of AI-generated opinion as a substitute for the personal thought of our forum participants.
If you use AI for your research and wish to share those results on this forum, please include the AI result within quotes so that the forum software will reformat the material into a box that will take less space.
AI AUDIO/VISUAL/GRAPHICS
Use of AI-generated images, videos, and sound pose many additional issues. Once such issue is that such material frequently involves large file sizes which consume forum resources. In most cases where you want to share media materials, the best practice will be to post it to a video site such as Youtube (or an alternative) or an image hosting service (click here for alternatives). You can then post a link to that location and the forum software will embed the media and the post without consuming forum resources
In addition to copyright and resource concerns, audio-visual-graphics are generally a matter of personal preference, and their use should be closely related to the study and promotion of Epicurean philosophy. AI artwork is a particularly difficult line to draw, but we discourage slavish use of AI as a substitute for artistic talent or creativity.
We will continue to monitor developments in AI technology and update this policy as circumstances change.