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Chef's kiss to the AI posters

What is the point of presenting with AI It's just a lie, a lie, a lie You get the credit, people praise high But you're deceiving with a lie It's not just that but you waste our time Put in none of your own selecting a rhyme Low level if we are talking a crime But I steal none of your day, don't steal mine I'd love a moment for you to reflect Explain to us why you're so brass necked Future friendships you've already wrecked Damaging a community with what you inject Surely poetry is about presenting identity Faking that is quite the obscenity You my not friend are doubly a non entity I'm miffed because you offset my serenity I should read contest winners and go wow Check out POTD and it not be dog chow Yes defenders will show up all holier than thou You will all get away with it somehow But there's a cost and it is this Real poets disappear and them I miss The whole site is falling into this fake abyss Yeah kudos to you, chef's kiss, chef's kiss!

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John Read

Date: 10/31/2024 1:54:00 PM

Hi Dilly, AI is used in so many fields these days, I cannot see how poetry sites can stop it, l would never use it, however bad my poetry is lol.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/31/2024 2:10:00 PM

There are people just typing "write a poem about x" then posting it and sitting back waiting for the praise. Ridiculous! Poetry is about expression of self. I couldn't enjoy posting words that weren't my own (or see the point!) thanks for your comment :)

Arlo Parker

Date: 10/7/2024 6:59:00 PM

Indeed AI poets have been "awarded" POTD. While we're a simple poet community, shouldn't actual poets be the daily honored lads and lasses? No doubt this development has the ability to crash PS as a viable site forever. Being trivial against the reality of problem Earth, we still need genuine poetic expression to last until the Second Eden's gates open wide. :o/

Di11y Da11y
Date: 10/31/2024 2:07:00 PM

It's a bother that's for sure

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 9/29/2024 9:00:00 PM

I dislike the plagiaristic robots that feed our stuff without authorization into their gaping mouths. I am going to find and unplug, by darn. I think I'll fav too. You made a good point.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/30/2024 3:15:00 AM

Thanks Hilda, I have just looked down the new poems list this morning and there are so many AI poems that it must be the new pastime for many... Just another way to spam everyone whether they sign up or not. Thanks for your comment.

David Kavanagh

Date: 9/29/2024 2:55:00 PM

Lies, fakery, and a waste of all our time, Dilly, and may I add that some sponsors are actually encouraging AI by awarding first place wins to its abusers, they have all been emailed by PS to use (https://gptzero.me/) to check entries for AI, even one sponsor below has blindly awarded a 100% AI poem top spot in their recent contest? then as you said we have other idiots going around defending the perpetrators, your poem spells it all out here, A brilliant fave for me, cheers David

David Kavanagh
Date: 9/29/2024 3:30:00 PM

I’ve only got one foot back in the door for now Dilly, I couldn’t resist commenting on this totally sobering piece, I actually got quite annoyed reading your poem about the scourge and toll that AI is taking on the site, I think all sponsors should pay particular attention and (AI check) the poem they are going to place first in their contest; hopefully I will be back during the week, :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 3:11:00 PM

Look who's back :) yeah it just got right on my nerves this morning so thought I'd have a little rant. Imagine, perhaps, just maybe, they have a conscience and stop posting fake stuff and just either start writing poetry themselves or clearing off and getting into paint by numbers instead and sending that into the galleries... I imagine every sponsor has had AI slip through. There's at least 3 recent contests just from glancing with AI poems in the winners list. Welcome back :)

John Lawless

Date: 9/29/2024 8:26:00 AM

Alas, once again I am totally out of sync and unaware of the bullying....probably because i'm not really too computer savvy...I write all my own poetry and even use a dictionary...and keep it quiet ...even a thesaurus at times...any way write on Mcduff.....

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 10:56:00 AM

I don't know about bullying, but completely ai written poems are abundant on this site for several months now. I regular check a dictionary in case I have imagined a word exists. It's quite fun finding out my vocabulary is actually wider than I have the confidence to commit to in conversation

Craig Cornish
Date: 9/29/2024 8:32:00 AM

Too funny Johnny (I hope a dictionary - some probably don't know what that is) - & a thesaurus (didn't that go extinct along with the brontosaurus?) are still legal references! LOL

Tania Kitchin

Date: 9/29/2024 7:47:00 AM

Dilly, a great poem, well done and stated. I agree that too many are using AI and plagiarizing poems. The PS site has changed so much, it saddens and frustrates me. It's not the same as it used to be. It's crazy that those of us pointing it out are being bullied while others are winning contests dishonestly. I think PS needs to add an AI detector as one of the tools to use. Your poem is a fav for me.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 10:58:00 AM

I just had the one person hounding my comment thread and having sly digs, so I've blocked them after letting it slide over several occasions. I think visiting another person's page to cause bother is out of order, other than that I live and let live but things have gone over the top recently wading through ai.

Gary Radice

Date: 9/29/2024 6:51:00 AM

I agree with all that’s been said in the poem and the comments below. Thing is the anthology released by Poetry Soup entitled “Shattered Sighs” was AI generated poetry so I’m not confident that AI will be banished from this platform or others soon. I suppose at least PS don’t hide the fact that it was AI: “.. By gaining a deeper understanding of mental illness through AI-generated poetry, we can foster a more compassionate and inclusive society supporting individuals..”(Amazon) I just wish it mentioned AI generated on the front cover and didn’t keep advertising it on any of my poetry pages here. Cheers - Gary

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 7:13:00 AM

Gosh, I'd never clicked through to see what that was about! That really is telling...

Jan Allison
Date: 9/29/2024 7:10:00 AM

Oh my goodness Gary, I've got to say its pretty ironic they don't allow AI on soup yet the book is written by robots lol. I am self publishing my next book - I can say hand on heart that every turd is written by me!

Craig Cornish

Date: 9/29/2024 5:54:00 AM

Great needed rant DD

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 6:36:00 AM

It's completely ruining the site, it's such a shame.

Jan Allison

Date: 9/29/2024 5:53:00 AM

BRAVO for posting this Dilly-Dally, I have started a poem about using AI, just need time to finish it. I have no time for those who use AI and folk who plagiarise - the only people they are conning are themselves. I hope admin use a checker to ensure no AI poems are in the next anthology, but as they have still failed to remove a POTW from July which wasn't written by the poet then i wont hold my breath. I spend less and less time on soup - nothing changes especially the bullying:-( hugs jan x

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 6:34:00 AM

Can they just create an AI chat room and they wear themselves out chatting to themselves? Then all the real poets can interact meaningfully with each other. I agree with Craig - I'd love it sorted and an AI checker part of the submission process... I suppose AI would get smarter but I think just having smart AI users would at least cleanse some of the dross

Craig Cornish
Date: 9/29/2024 5:57:00 AM

Agreed Jan, yet to think the grass is greener elsewhere may be a little naive on our part. Would be better to clean up our house and then perhaps attract more real poets here - cheers

Lin Lane

Date: 9/29/2024 4:38:00 AM

You can never be too direct when trying to right a wrong, Dilly. Those posting AI generated lines are adding to the downfall of the site. Yes, there are some who would deny that, but it becomes more evident each day. Too many have no respect for the ingenuity of poets who write their own material. The wrong of it is compounded when AI is awarded contest placements and potd, or potw. The soup kitchen has never been more in need of house cleaning.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 4:50:00 AM

It really is part of the lack of atmosphere on the site, it's a shame as real poets can do nothing but take their poetry elsewhere and leave this site to fakers. I don't want to waste my time seeing the layers and layers of fake awarded on all levels. I wouldn't be surprised to see a contest entirely filled with AI winners by the same person who sponsored it... With each full of comments and replies back and forth from the same... It's ridiculous.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 9/29/2024 3:27:00 AM

It had to be said DD, and you've said it, well done. There's no place for 'fake ` poets on here or anywhere. Winning a contest using AI is depriving a more talented poet the glory they rightly deserve. Tom

Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/29/2024 3:38:00 AM

I have been a little too direct but it's giving the benefit of the doubt, maybe those using ai think there is no consequence, but they disrespect the sponsor, disrespect those commenting, undermine faith in human nature and abiding by rules, waste people's time, bring down the reputation of the site, force genuine poets to stop posting and commenting etc. And all for a fake win they didn't deserve. Obviously this is about a composite of the ai posters (who themselves could actually be one person with multiple accounts) but overall it's just a terrible shame when poetry is important to some people. Thanks for your comment