[rpd] Writing tools

[Andrew Alston]

Personally it is not the use of AI that I find objectionable - it is clear
coordination to attempt to derail consensus using an objection which is not
based on fact or evidence.

Necessity is not a requirement for policy - never has been - and objections
should raise issues that show the policy would do harm or is out of scope,
they should be evidence based, and not purely subjective.

At this point what I am seeing is a bunch of coordinated posts generated by
AI and sent by random individuals who when looking at LinkedIn profiles
seem to have no relation to the industry.

While anyone is free to participate in the PDP and I strongly support that,
such participation needs to be done in good faith, and I am starting to
seriously doubt that element exists here

Andrew

On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 14:08, Gugu Dhlamini <gugudhlamini343 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Sami,
>
> The concern is not reasonable moderation. It is that AI use is being
> raised mainly against participants who oppose these policies, as though the
> tool makes their objections illegitimate.
>
> If anyone floods the list, moderate the flooding. Apply that rule equally,
> regardless of viewpoint or drafting method. A real participant using AI to
> translate, edit, or organise their own position is not grounds for
> exclusion.
>
> An open PDP cannot embrace technology for registry operations while
> condemning it when unfamiliar participants use it to speak. That would be
> gatekeeping, not consensus.
>
> Regards,
> Gugu
>
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Jul 2026, 10:48 am Sami Ait Ali Oulahcen via RPD <
> rpd at afrinic.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> It's been really difficult to follow the list this past 2/3 days. And I
>> imagine I'm not alone.
>> I fully agree on moderating the AI madness. Otherwise, it'll dissuade
>> many folks from following/participating.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sami
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Silber" <silber.mike at gmail.com>
>> To: "rpd >> AfriNIC Resource Policy" <rpd at afrinic.net>
>> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 4:40:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: [rpd] Writing tools
>>
>> A useful discussion - thank you
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM Mike Burns via RPD <rpd at afrinic.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Rob,
>> >
>> > Yes, the language is a clear tell of AI  usage, but flowery language
>> alone
>> > is not swamping the list.
>>
>> I don't want to hijack the AS-SET discussion, so thank you for the new
>> > subject line.
>> >
>>
>> Agreed
>>
>> >
>> > Now, sometimes  and unfortunately, I can use vague and flowery language
>> > myself, so I would advise you to treat the AI stuff like the human
>> stuff.
>> > Ignore it if it's too vague or flowery to serve as a good argument, and
>> > you have clearly laid out the two arguments in your last two lines.
>> > Hopefully the list will show judgement and treat clear and concise
>> > arguments better than vague ones.
>> > And then the AI posts, if they want to be successful, will avoid the
>> > purple prose.
>> >
>>
>> I think it goes beyond flowery language.
>>
>> I am concerned that this is a precedent for AI generated DDoS attacks on
>> the PDP and I do think we should have some light touch guidelines. I
>> suspect that one of the reasons for the AI-slop flood is not just to try
>> convince anyone of the value or legitimacy of their views but rather to
>> overwhelm and frustrate other participants and cause them to withdraw from
>> participation.
>>
>> Accordingly, I suggest we don't simply leave this to the co-chairs to
>> determine on a case by case basis, but rather set some guidelines under
>> which measures can be taken to avoid AI DDoS.
>>
>> Anyway - just my ZAR0,02 which is not worth much
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Mike S
>>
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