This post is (finally) to announce that I have formally rescinded the policy on Generative AI (specifically the one regarding GPT content detectors, which was announced on the moderators team and recently released here, under the title "(Historical) Policy on the use of GPT detectors"). That policy was obviously flawed in a number of ways, and I'm pleased to finally be able to vacate it in favor of this interim policy.

I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my most sincere personal apologies to mods who felt that in our previous text we were accusing them of racism. While that was not the intent of the text that I wrote (nor did that sentiment reflect the feelings of anyone involved in drafting the text), I can understand how it could be read that way, and I regret that we allowed it to be published like that. You have my sincere apologies, which I will also deliver in person at the upcoming mod/staff meetup.

The policy on AI-content detection reports

The intent is that the prior policy is vacated in favor of this interim policy, which will stand only until the working group of mods, staff, and other interested parties have finished their work and emerged with a new policy recommendation, which will take effect as the permanent policy at that time.

Until the permanent policy is adopted, the Community Management (CM) team will be accepting the following heuristics for reports and/or appeals of AI-crafted content. We will accept any combination of ONE of the "strong heuristics" OR several of the "weak heuristics". Please note that there are a few things that we will not accept at all, and moderators have been informed as to what those are.

Moderators are not expected to submit these heuristics for each action they take, however, it is expected that if the CM team reaches out to contact a moderator to discuss an action, the moderator will be able to provide the heuristics used to make the determination at that time, so that the CM can effective double-check and/or explain the action.

Option one - the report/appeal/response includes at least one of the following currently agreed strong heuristics:

(The heuristics are not being released here, at the request of the negotiators for the Moderators).

Option two - the report/appeal/response includes several of the following weak heuristics:

(The heuristics are not being released here, at the request of the negotiators for the Moderators).

Stack Exchange Inc. is currently not willing to accept the following as heuristics, and they should not be included as the foundation for taking action:

Please note: these heuristics are not being publicly shared, as I understand is the will of the moderators, as communicated to us by their negotiation representatives. We remain willing to disclose some or all of them, if the moderators collectively choose that they desire some or all to be public.

The prior policy is vacated, and this interim policy is now in effect.

This post is (finally) to announce that I have formally rescinded the policy on Generative AI (specifically the one regarding GPT content detectors, which was announced on the moderators team and recently released here, under the title "(Historical) Policy on the use of GPT detectors"). That policy was obviously flawed in a number of ways, and I'm pleased to finally be able to vacate it in favor of this interim policy.

I would also like to take this opportunity to extend my most sincere personal apologies to mods who felt that in our previous text we were accusing them of racism. While that was not the intent of the text that I wrote (nor did that sentiment reflect the feelings of anyone involved in drafting the text), I can understand how it could be read that way, and I regret that we allowed it to be published like that. You have my sincere apologies, which I will also deliver in person at the upcoming mod/staff meetup.

The policy on AI-content detection reports

The intent is that the prior policy is vacated in favor of this interim policy, which will stand only until the working group of mods, staff, and other interested parties have finished their work and emerged with a new policy recommendation, which will take effect as the permanent policy at that time.

Until the permanent policy is adopted, the Community Management (CM) team will be accepting the following heuristics for reports and/or appeals of AI-crafted content. We will accept any combination of ONE of the "strong heuristics" OR several of the "weak heuristics". Please note that there are a few things that we will not accept at all, and moderators have been informed as to what those are.

Moderators are not expected to submit these heuristics for each action they take, however, it is expected that if the CM team reaches out to contact a moderator to discuss an action, the moderator will be able to provide the heuristics used to make the determination at that time, so that the CM can effectively double-check and/or explain the action.

Option one - the report/appeal/response includes at least one of the following currently agreed strong heuristics:

(The heuristics are not being released here, at the request of the negotiators for the Moderators.)

Option two - the report/appeal/response includes several of the following weak heuristics:

(The heuristics are not being released here, at the request of the negotiators for the Moderators.)

Stack Exchange Inc. is currently not willing to accept the following as heuristics, and they should not be included as the foundation for taking action:

Please note: these heuristics are not being publicly shared, as I understand is the will of the moderators, as communicated to us by their negotiation representatives. We remain willing to disclose some or all of them, if the moderators collectively choose that they desire some or all to be public.

The prior policy is vacated, and this interim policy is now in effect.