<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">+1<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On 21 Jul 2026, at 14:28, Andrew Alston <aa@alstonnetworks.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Andrew </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 14:08, Gugu Dhlamini <<a href="mailto:gugudhlamini343@gmail.com">gugudhlamini343@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi Sami,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">Gugu </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 21 Jul 2026, 10:48 am Sami Ait Ali Oulahcen via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
It's been really difficult to follow the list this past 2/3 days. And I imagine I'm not alone.<br>
I fully agree on moderating the AI madness. Otherwise, it'll dissuade many folks from following/participating.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Sami<br>
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A useful discussion - thank you<br>
<br>
On Mon, Jul 20, 2026 at 5:17 PM Mike Burns via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hi Rob,<br>
><br>
> Yes, the language is a clear tell of AI usage, but flowery language alone<br>
> is not swamping the list.<br>
<br>
I don't want to hijack the AS-SET discussion, so thank you for the new<br>
> subject line.<br>
><br>
<br>
Agreed<br>
<br>
><br>
> Now, sometimes and unfortunately, I can use vague and flowery language<br>
> myself, so I would advise you to treat the AI stuff like the human stuff.<br>
> Ignore it if it's too vague or flowery to serve as a good argument, and<br>
> you have clearly laid out the two arguments in your last two lines.<br>
> Hopefully the list will show judgement and treat clear and concise<br>
> arguments better than vague ones.<br>
> And then the AI posts, if they want to be successful, will avoid the<br>
> purple prose.<br>
><br>
<br>
I think it goes beyond flowery language.<br>
<br>
I am concerned that this is a precedent for AI generated DDoS attacks on<br>
the PDP and I do think we should have some light touch guidelines. I<br>
suspect that one of the reasons for the AI-slop flood is not just to try<br>
convince anyone of the value or legitimacy of their views but rather to<br>
overwhelm and frustrate other participants and cause them to withdraw from<br>
participation.<br>
<br>
Accordingly, I suggest we don't simply leave this to the co-chairs to<br>
determine on a case by case basis, but rather set some guidelines under<br>
which measures can be taken to avoid AI DDoS.<br>
<br>
Anyway - just my ZAR0,02 which is not worth much<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Mike S<br>
<br>
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