Still No AI in This Forum ?

[Ritchie333]

Artificial Intelligence is, well artificial. It's a way of making plausible-sounding walls of text that, on closer inspection by an expert, turn out to be factually incorrect.

[Wolfgang T]

As the author of this post, I am convinced that AI will play a very important role in the future.

Even today, AI has become indispensable in many areas. Moreover, most of our smartphones already have useful AI assistants. If used properly, AI can be very helpful and will continue to be an integral part of our everyday lives in the future.

Regarding forums like this one, my initial thought was that AI could be helpful in answering basic questions that are asked repeatedly and could actually be answered by consulting the user manual. Moderators would therefore not have to keep answering the same questions over and over again, for example.

( As for myself, I use AI assistants almost daily to proofread my business emails. AI has therefore become an integral part of my everyday life. )

[Wolfgang T]

Artificial intelligence has long become an integral part of everyday life. ... . One thing is clear: technological progress continues unabated, and with it comes the question of how digital communities will be shaped in the future.

This post was written by AI.

This post was not written by an AI, but merely proofread and translated by one.

[Tracii]

Regarding forums like this one, my initial thought was that AI could be helpful in answering basic questions that are asked repeatedly and could actually be answered by consulting the user manual. Moderators would therefore not have to keep answering the same questions over and over again, for example.

All members of this forum participate in discussions and providing answers to questions, not just moderators (I think that the moderator's share of all answers is actually pretty small). These answers provide very different views and human experience in many directions which I don't want to miss. I am convinced that AI cannot provide these many different and detailed nuances like humans do, in fact the rate of false answers from AI is still in the range of around 50% - I see this every day in my professional life. I agree that AI is helpful (not perfect) in proofreading and translation, as well as in coding, but that's not what this forum is about and also not what we want - this forum is not an answering machine but a place for human interactiona nd discussion

[Wolfgang T]

Regarding forums like this one, my initial thought was that AI could be helpful in answering basic questions that are asked repeatedly and could actually be answered by consulting the user manual. Moderators would therefore not have to keep answering the same questions over and over again, for example.

All members of this forum participate in discussions and providing answers to questions, not just moderators (I think that the moderator's share of all answers is actually pretty small). These answers provide very different views and huma experience in many directions which I don't want to miss. I am convinced that AI cannot provide these many different and detailed nuances like humans do, in fact the rate of false answers from AI is still in the range of around 50% - I see this every day in my professional life. I agree that AI is helpful (not perfect) in proofreading and translation, as well as in coding, but that's not what this forum is about and also not what we want - this forum is not an answering machine but a place for human interactiona nd discussion

I only visit the forum occasionally, but I’ve noticed that certain moderators are often the first to respond. I’m thinking of Maxpiano in the NE forum, for example, who seems to be active 24/7.

Regarding the error rate of AI, it’s worth mentioning that these models are constantly improving. Currently, newer models like GPT-4o already have an accuracy rate of over 80% !

[cgrafx]

Wolfgang, this forum is designed to bring human people together to discuss their experiences and use of Nord Keyboards. There is NOTHING that AI can add to these discussions that would be useful or beneficial to this human community. AI offers nothing without stealing that information first from the human community. AI can only answer what it can scrape from human input, and there is already enough incorrect human responses to contaminate all of the answers it gives. Absolutely everthing that AI answers is suspect and can never be taken as fact. You seem to be enamored by the flashy new technology and by all means go use it but it would serve no purpose here.

As it is AI in general is costing every human on earth through increased cost of power, added C02 polution, increased cost of Memory, Storage and general semiconductor manufacturing capacity, not to mention the lost jobs and wages, and if allowed to continue unchecked the future of humanity. That is not an exaggeration. All the wonderful things that AI provides comes at a huge cost to human civilization. If it is allowed to prevail unchecked and unregulated it will literally be the fall of humanity as there will be no new advancements for AI to steal from and this will be the line in the sand where human history effectively stops.

[Rusty Mike]

I think you are missing a fundamental point. People come to this forum to interact with other people, to benefit from their own human experiences and perspectives. They do not come here to interact with machine-generated answers.

Using your example of someone seeking relatively simple answers, a question on this forum will get different viewpoint responses that reflect each person’s user experience and not just regurgitation of something found in the manual. This is something that AI cannot do, nor is it what a poster would want. You will also see responses on this forum that will have an answer and then refer to the user manuals to help encourage people to learn better and be more resourceful themselves. That is not something AI is even focused on doing since it has no human-level processing nor innate desire to help others improve; it simply provides a response.

If someone wants to ask AI a question, that’s great. There are plenty of places to do that right now. Let’s keep this community based on human conversations and inspirations.

Oh yea, and what cgrafx said!

[analogika]

I wouldn't mind AI directing thread openers to existing threads with a similar content. Just as a foot note. If AI was free to use. But it costs money (or will) and calculating power. On the other side, I would be glad if AI could be kept away from our thread contents - own AI tools as much as AI bots from outside. Just what about AI to identify and exclude AI bots? Well, stop thinking just that: I'm sure it would identify me as a bot.

The one AI use I would be willing to consider is automatic translation in both directions in order to open access to anybody in the world. But this would certainly have downsides as well. Rather keep it as it is...

[Wolfgang T]

Here, this demonstrating an example of how AI can be useful in summarizing, for example, in this current thread.

The current thread is relatively short. In larger threads that might comprise 50 to 100 posts or more, one could save themselves the effort of reading every single contribution, making an AI summary all the much more valuable.

It should be noted that this summary was created using a free AI model; the quality would likely be even significantly higher with a current paid model.




Summary: AI Integration in Online Forums

Date: March 3, 2026

Subject: Evaluation of community opinions regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration.

1. Overview

The debate over integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into online forums reveals a clear divide between technological optimism and the desire for authentic human interaction. Based on the 14 analyzed opinions, the discussion can be categorized into three core areas.

2. Arguments for AI Integration

A minority of users views AI as a tool for increasing efficiency and modernization:

• Relieving Moderation: AI could handle repetitive tasks, such as answering standard questions (FAQs) usually cited from manuals.
• User Efficiency: Instant, structured, and factual answers without waiting times.
• Established Standard: AI is already a norm in music production and business correspondence.
• Utility Features: Potential benefits include automatic translation and better thread indexing.

3. Arguments Against AI Integration

The majority of forum members strictly reject integration for the following reasons:

• Loss of Human Connection: The forum is valued as a "last bastion" of human interaction and personal inspiration.
• Lack of Quality ("Hallucinations"): Critics point to high error rates where AI generates "plausible-sounding walls of text" that are factually wrong.
• Content Inflation: Concerns that AI will bloat traffic with "automated blather" without added value.
• Ecological & Ethical Concerns: Significant energy consumption, $CO_2$ emissions, and the "theft" of intellectual property through data scraping.

4. Nuanced Views

• AI as a Nuisance: Observations of "stealth" AI posts or spam already occurring.
• Personal Responsibility: Users who want AI can use it externally (e.g., ChatGPT) without burdening the community.
• Defensive AI: Acceptance of AI only for identifying and blocking automated bots.

5. Community Consensus

The overall sentiment is strongly negative. While the technological power of AI is acknowledged, the community prioritizes the social component and technical reliability. The consensus remains: The forum should stay a place "by humans for humans."

[Tracii]

I'm sorry, but I am still not seeing the problem for the "solution" being proposed. It sounds like advocating for AI integration mainly because everybody else is doing it.