Stack Overflow temporarily bans ChatGPT-generated submissions

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The discussion centers around Stack Overflow's temporary ban on submissions generated by the AI chatbot ChatGPT. Participants explore the implications of this decision, the reliability of AI-generated content, and the potential future of AI in online forums.

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  • Some participants note that Stack Overflow's moderators have temporarily banned AI-generated responses due to concerns about the accuracy of such content.
  • One participant reflects on their experience with AI text generation tools, suggesting that while the outputs can be impressive, they can also produce nonsensical results.
  • Another participant questions the ability of human moderators to effectively identify AI-generated content, implying that this could be a challenge as AI use increases.
  • One participant shares their experience of quickly generating a tutorial using ChatGPT, expressing anticipation for future advancements in AI technology.

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Participants express a range of views regarding the reliability of AI-generated content and the challenges of moderation, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without a clear consensus.

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Participants highlight the potential for AI-generated content to appear correct initially but may lack accuracy upon closer inspection. There are also concerns about the effectiveness of human moderation in distinguishing AI responses.

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Individuals interested in AI technology, online community moderation, and the implications of AI in coding and programming discussions may find this thread relevant.

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https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/5/...emporarily-banned-stack-overflow-llms-dangersStack Overflow, the go-to question-and-answer site for coders and programmers, has temporarily banned users from sharing responses generated by AI chatbot ChatGPT.
The site’s mods said that the ban was temporary and that a final ruling would be made some time in the future after consultation with its community. But, as the mods explained, ChatGPT simply makes it too easy for users to generate responses and flood the site with answers that seem correct at first glance but are often wrong on close examination.
 
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I knew this would happen. I played with copy.ai where you provide some starting text, the mood you want and it generate different samples of text.

Sometimes it spot on other times it comes up with the weirdest stuff all grammatically correct.

I don’t know how they will discover this because right now it’s a human moderator who has to decide.

We should expect this to happen here as this fad gets more popular and then it will die down, maybe.
 
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BWV said:
ChatGPT simply makes it too easy for users to generate responses and flood the site with answers that seem correct at first glance but are often wrong on close examination.
Unlike people?
 
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It's pretty astonishing. I was able to generate a generally correct tutorial in about 10 seconds on a Python question. Looking forward to GPT-4 in a few months.
 

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