This is interesting from the perspective of how ChatGPT affects social groups.
From the standpoint of business strategy Stack is caught in a bind.
Banning bot responses seems like a great idea. Bot responses water down the quality of content, and they risk becoming a library of bot responses.
Allowing bot responses also has benefits. The author of post mentions the false-positives on their detection algorithms. A false positive that leads to a ban or other mod action will piss off real users and hurt engagement. Bot responses may not be the same quality as human experience but it may also be a good starting point to drive engagement.
Stack's best move may be to be more transparent in HOW they are making decisions and share their metrics for policy success with their users. Radical openness may be the only way for a radically open knowledge sharing platform to survive the bot-war.
From the standpoint of business strategy Stack is caught in a bind.
Banning bot responses seems like a great idea. Bot responses water down the quality of content, and they risk becoming a library of bot responses.
Allowing bot responses also has benefits. The author of post mentions the false-positives on their detection algorithms. A false positive that leads to a ban or other mod action will piss off real users and hurt engagement. Bot responses may not be the same quality as human experience but it may also be a good starting point to drive engagement.
Stack's best move may be to be more transparent in HOW they are making decisions and share their metrics for policy success with their users. Radical openness may be the only way for a radically open knowledge sharing platform to survive the bot-war.