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Based on recent comments this feels like a discussion we should have. So..topic, basically.

I'm not looking to be chief noisemaker on this, but I stand by what I wrote in !privacy and what's in my post history.

https://lemmy.ml/post/48724623/26190950

Let's have at; do we want a [AI] and [NOT AI] tag. Why or why not?

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[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That way a certain subset of members could just drive-by downvote without getting themselves dirty.

I think tags could be alright but only if this is not allowed, it is unreasonable to ask people to disclose something just so others can shit on them for it.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

it is unreasonable to ask people to disclose something just so others can shit on them for it.

I totally dig what your saying. I'm not a downvoter period. In my short time here at Lemmy, AI assisted projects are going to get shit on one way or another. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. I think the narrative of this thread is to attempt to make things conducive to all users. I personally do not outright reject AI assisted projects. My main concern is if I spin up a container and it turns out to be a doughnut. AI assisted or no, unless you speak multi code languages fluently, you are taking a risk either way. You are placing your trust in the dev and the few that can read code.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

you are taking a risk either way. You are placing your trust in the dev and the few that can read code.

There is definitely a trust issue and a need for ways of conveying and building trust in smaller software projects. I think a much better solution there would be discussions about the code and how it works that aren't hostile interrogations with foregone conclusions in pursuit of a broader anti-AI agenda. If someone just put a lot of effort into making something the details of that process should be on their mind, it should be possible to make them more accessible to people and convey that there is non-artificial understanding behind the project. Automatic hostility and suspicion makes those kinds of conversations harder and less likely.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Automatic hostility and suspicion makes those kinds of conversations harder and less likely.

You're preaching to the choir but I will give an amen.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

the only way they could prevent that was to mandate that disclosure had to be in the post body somewhere and not the title, that way it only appears once someone opens the post. Mostly because some posts are visible from feeds other than subscribed which means that members would see it that are outside of the normal/average visitors here.

Honestly I think i would prefer that. Instead of requiring a tag, require AI disclosure on the project somewhere in the post body.