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by a searcher from Southern Methodist University - Edwin L. Cox School of Business
in Dallas, TX, USA

1yr ago

AI trash content

In this forum, I’ve noticed an increase of people posting AI generated content, much of which does not practically contribute to Searchfunder and is waste of our time to read (if we want to go prompt AI about M&A, we can). I’m concerned this non-novel content is rapidly diluting value derived from Searchfunder…. ^redacted‌

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reply by an admin 1yr ago
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA

^redacted‌ - we're also going to be cracking down on folks whose comment quality is consistently poor. Searchfunder has a very a high engagement rate, but some folks do talk advantage of our generosity. We don't want to penalize short comments, which are sometimes appropriate, but if all you ever do is say "Thank You!" or "I agree" we'll start locking the account so those users no longer have the ability to comment.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, USA

Absolutely, I think you guys do a good job, and fully support quick cracking down at your full discretion!