[rpd] RPD Digest, Vol 222, Issue 92: Request to Pause the AI Generated Posting

[Mike Burns]

I am very happy that this list has some traffic, and separate from the AS-SET issue, the issue of AI generated posts is enormously interesting not only to this RIR policy list, but to all of them.

 

My position is that there are two issues contained. One is the swamping of the list with AI generated posts. The other is the concept of treating AI posts like any other post.

 

While I am against the use of AI to swamp the list with long messages in a Denial of Service sort of attack, I believe the principle of avoiding ad hominem arguments means that we have to treat the AI generated arguments the same as if they came directly from the pen of the poster. That is to say, ignore everything but the arguments being made, not the use of AI. It is the arguments that matter, not the speaker.  

 

I expect this to bubble up in other RIR policy lists as time goes on, it would be good to  have some kind of principled response. 

Many use translators to write posts in foreign languages, so certainly some tool use is expected.

 

There are ways to block participants who transgress in other ways and those who post repeated AI slop to swamp the list should be so treated.

But unless there is an attempt by an individual to swamp the list, the posts should be treated as if written by the poster, that is like every other post.

 

I am interested to hear other perspectives on this. 

 

Regards,
Mike

 

 

From: Taye Medoye <daniel.medoye at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 8:38 AM
To: rpd at afrinic.net
Subject: Re: [rpd] RPD Digest, Vol 222, Issue 92: Request to Pause the AI Generated Posting

 

In regard to the ensuing antagonistic reponses relating to the call for the pause of AI generated mails, l align with the position expressed by Noah for obvious reasons: 

 

Firstly, the well referenced Policy Development Process (PDP) on open and unecumbered participation and expressions remains sancrosant, and a guiding principle. I think this priciple should be observed always;

 

Secondly, l am not aware that the Forum gives the freedom to engage in any form of criticism on the contributions made by participants. 

 

Above all, l subscribe to the view that, while AI may be good in assisting with information as may be sought concerning any subject matter, l do not think it has the capacity to meet the prinicple of originality expected in any written literary work, whether in research or for informative diseemination purposes.

 

The bottom line remains that, in line with the framework for particiapting in any discussion on this Forum, mutual respect for views should be upheld.

 

Daniel Taye Medoye

 

 

 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/attachments/20260720/8e61ac8e/attachment.html>