We exist in a time where our information technology has advanced enough to start exploring programs that can generate their own information. This technology has greatly attracted people who cannot, or choose not to, use their own intelligence to create information. Resulting in wide spread adoption of “Generative AI” (GenAI) into almost every system.
It is my opinion, as the Steward of the ETC, to not allow this technology to be used in any part of the exploration, feedback, or approval process. While my personal opinion may have little value, my experience as a software designer for over a dozen years has given me a professional perspective of how new technologies impact people.
The ETC cannot prevent anyone from using GenAI in their personal lives, but any information that is introduced into the ETC will come under the same scrutiny regardless of who or what produced the information. I have to caution anyone using GenAI that you will need to give the same consideration as someone personally creating information. GenAI introduces human gaps in the process of producing information, thus introducing information that is not only useless but may be harmful.
To make this perfectly clear. Any information a person introduces into the ETC is 100% the responsibility of that person, regardless of production method. If you cannot account for all of your information in the feedback process, then you run the risk of your exploration being denied for wasting everyone’s time. A single offense can destroy your credibility entirely and forever. Repeated offenses will result in a ban from participation in the ETC.
This also applies to anyone plagiarizing any information. That doesn’t mean you can’t “steal” ideas from existing systems. Most of these explorations will be iterations of an existing system. Plagiarism is the act of lying about your participation in the process. It is okay to use existing information, if you understand where that information came from and you reference that information in your sources. If you plagiarize, you run the same risk as someone using GenAI to pass off information as if it were their own. A single offense can destroy your credibility entirely and forever. Repeated offenses will result in a ban from participating in the ETC.
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