Dear Forum Members,
At the recent Forum Management Committee (FMC) meeting, we have created a more robust policy for AI generated content, both textual and visual. We have also followed all the vigorous debates that have taken place in various threads recently and discussed them at the meeting. The new policy is framed in terms of the FAQ format but it is to be understood as making up the newest part of the Forum Guidelines as well. We expect all forum members to abide by these guidelines at all times. This post is pinned and hence easily accessible and viewable. Finally, the policy is based on the state of AI field and participation of forum members as of now. Consequently, it will be reviewed periodically and may undergo modifications.
If you have any doubts or questions about this policy or appropriateness of your future posts, please PM @moderators to clarify.
Q39. Can I add/create a thread or post which contains AI (Artificial Intelligence) content?
A: The short answer is “NO.” You may only use AI for accessibility purposes, in which case please say so, eg “I am writing this using AI text-to-speech …”
- Translations of sacred texts(a) made using AI or machine translation are forbidden. If you cannot translate a text, post it in our translation category in the original language, and ask for expert human help.
- Any other AI generated content is strongly discouraged. Any Dhamma questions you may ask a LLM can generally be answered by humans on our forum, who have lived experience, knowledge and wisdom.
- If you decide that you must post AI-generated text for discussion, it should be a maximum of a few sentences, and its source must always be stated.
- If you use a translation engine such as Google, please post in your native language and in English and name the engine you used.
- Please help the moderators by flagging unacknowledged content which you think is AI-generated, so that they can advise the author appropriately.
- All proposals and discussion regarding the use of AI and its ethics must be confined to the Watercooler category.
- Links to sites with predominantly AI generated content will only be tolerated within the Watercooler.
(a) Sacred texts include canonical texts from any languages like Pali, Tibetan, Chinese, Sanskrit, i.e. suttas or sutras, vinaya, abhidhamma, commentaries, sub-commentaries, etc.