The user who posted that posts a lot of stuff that's not AI, so I expect they just saw that picture somewhere and reposted it not realizing it's AI. It can be difficult to tell sometimes and will only get more difficult as time goes on.

Hi all ,

I've always preferred not to make rules, because I think it can stifle creativity and sharing, BUT, it may be necessary at this point to have one or two rules posted to the sidebar, including something about AI, as well as a general "be nice" sort of thing. I'm open to suggestions, if anyone wants to weigh in.

I don't like AI though I can envision some narrow situations when it could be okay, which is why I've not banned it. Clearly, there are strong opinions about it, and I think a ban is probably appropriate at this point. At the very least, it should be clearly labeled as AI.

However, I think it's super important to note that not everyone can readily identify what is and is not AI, so if someone does post AI, we should offer up some grace and kindness to that person, who may simply be sharing a picture that they genuinely thought would be appreciated.

I welcome thoughtful discussion and suggestions, and I'll update the sidebar with a couple rules after I've had time to read what you've had so say.

I come here for superb owls, not fake ones.

Considering the growth of AI infrastructure is likely destroying many wildlife habitats I say with confidence fuck AI.

I agree about the AI, but some of the tone of those comments in that thread is a bit concerning.

the person who posted might not have known it was AI but a few comments seem to be directing anger at the poster when it may have been a mistake.

Agreed

Agreed. But be careful.

Emphasize the rule too much, and you'll run into "is it AI generated?" loops that many art posts spiral into. Especially when innocently reposted from elsewhere.

The rule should be 'please no AI generated content,' emphasis on the 'please.' Remove obvious offenders; don't aggressively hunt for them. Focus should be enjoying real owls, and not infinite debate on the origins of every owl in the comments.

PLEASE ban AI slop from this community!

No AI please.

If I want AI images I can go get them myself, I don't need a curated space for that.

I haven't noticed any owl posts that I realized were AI, but I don't really mind if they are, as long as they aren't presented as real photos.

Ban genAI

How many AI generated posts have been so far? If everyone starts going bat shit crazy over the stuff very soon we will have a witch hunt, not here but all over the place.

I would personally prefer to not have AI Generated photo realistic content that can easily be mistaken for real photo in this community.

At the same time its very nature makes it really hard to moderate and control, and can easily spiral into witch hunts or limiting the content from only an handful of trusted sources, which would kill the already limited contributions outside of the ones from the wonderful anon.

The only solution I can think of is adding a vague rule, as someone already posted, asking to avoid it and be lenient on the casual trasgressors, asking, educating and warning first. Not straight out banning or demeaning.

At the same time I feel there should be low tolerance towards the amount of vulgar, harsh and honestly disheartening comments that tend to flood discussions even vaguely related to AI on lemmy. There's a really vocal group of people that floods any thread that could potentially be AI or about AI.

I get the reaction, but I think it has no place here: this has always been a wholesome, kind, community.

About artsy AI (drawings, comics, fake paintings, digital pieces etc) I don't really have a strong opinion, mostly because I don't follow this community for the art but mostly for the photos of real owls: I just think it should at least be properly tagged.

AI slop has no place here. Ban the fuckers and ban the slop.

I have nothing against well-done generative AI; in fact, I quite enjoy some in the right context. I am proficient and often enjoy genAI content in other contexts.

Unfortunately, people tend to post genAI images that are both low-effort and low-quality (annnd lacking any meaningful artistic process.) Unless rigorously moderated, it takes over. I am not here for that. I strongly prefer not to see AI flood this community and I am likely to leave if I see it more than occasionally.

Ban the AI spam

Someone actually did that?

Fuck that.

Any AI stuff is a hard no for me, in this community or anywhere else. It contributes nothing on the short term and it can destroy the community in the long term. It should be banned.