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"If the user has the expertise to verify the correctness of an answer, then they also have the expertise to fully write one." While that is true, the user might don't want to take time to write it fully, so leave drafting to AI. After that they can take some time to brush up the draft, then answer it - Does this should also be banned? And if this happened how could you find out that it was actually made by AI?
– Skye-AT
Commented Dec 8, 2022 at 3:00
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@Skye-AT Yes, using AI should be banned in all cases. At some point when expert uses AI as help, it may be impossible to tell whether the answer is AI or not. And we don't need to push and enforce policy on anything even remotely suspicious. But policy needs to be clear without exceptions. Why? Because when you say it is admissible to use AI but you have to verify it, it is not just about the code it is also about explanation. ChatGPT is great BS writer, in other words it makes plausible explanations that only experts can verify, and sometimes even that can be hard.
– Resistance Is Futile
Commented Dec 8, 2022 at 8:35
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We cannot allow people writing wrong answers just because they verified the code. Also even experts can fail to verify some area they don't know well, so this also poses a danger. Yes, there may be human written answers that are incorrect, too and are well written, but AI will only increase that.
– Resistance Is Futile
Commented Dec 8, 2022 at 8:38
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You give people an inch and they will take a mile. We need clear AI ban.
– Resistance Is Futile
Commented Dec 8, 2022 at 8:40
"when you can effortlessly get virtual Internet points, they will lose value fast." Does rep have any value?
– Franck Dernoncourt
Commented Dec 12, 2022 at 16:17
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@Franck Dernoncourt: Yes, it does. There is a market for it, driven directly or indirectly by real monies. Much of it is hidden; it would be nice to know more about it. There is some evidence, but more is needed. E.g., it is suspected that HR drones use it as a hard filter on job applications, presumably driving some of the plagiarism on Stack Overflow.
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Dec 12, 2022 at 16:27
And also driving the plagiarism on, e.g. Medium, presumably because an online presence, e.g. in the form of a blog, is required or presumed to be required to get a (good) job.
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Dec 12, 2022 at 16:33

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