LLM generated submissions should be disallowed

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A user on Lobsters proposes that LLM-generated submissions should be disallowed, arguing that users posting such content should be banned and a notification should be added to remind submitters.

<p>There's a lot of talk about what to do if an LLM generated article gets posted. I don't believe that there's a clear policy about whether they should be allowed.</p> <p>I think users posting them regularly should be banned from the site.</p> <p>A notification on the submission page reminding people that LLM generated articles are not allowed here would also be a good idea.</p> <p>This should reduce the amount of debate on whether the article should be flagged or commented on.</p>
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# LLM generated submissions should be disallowed Source: [https://lobste.rs/s/29pm2f/llm_generated_submissions_should_be](https://lobste.rs/s/29pm2f/llm_generated_submissions_should_be) There's a lot of talk about what to do if an LLM generated article gets posted\. I don't believe that there's a clear policy about whether they should be allowed\. I think users posting them regularly should be banned from the site\. A notification on the submission page reminding people that LLM generated articles are not allowed here would also be a good idea\. This should reduce the amount of debate on whether the article should be flagged or commented on\.

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