Re:Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forb...
by 0x00cl on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @11:23AM
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This is what DeepSeek said:
> 1. Existing guidelines already handle low-value content. If an AI reply is shallow or off-topic, it gets downvoted or flagged.
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> 2. Transparency is good. Explicitly citing an AI is better than users passing off its output as their own, which a ban might encourage.
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> 3. The community can self-regulate. We don't need a new rule for every type of low-effort content.
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> The issue is low effort, not the tool used. Let downvotes handle it.
> 1. Existing guidelines already handle low-value content. If an AI reply is shallow or off-topic, it gets downvoted or flagged. > > 2. Transparency is good. Explicitly citing an AI is better than users passing off its output as their own, which a ban might encourage. > > 3. The community can self-regulate. We don't need a new rule for every type of low-effort content. > > The issue is low effort, not the tool used. Let downvotes handle it.