Can we stop with the ChatGPT responses?

[James Carlson]

Anyone else notice an increase in BP users responding in forums with what appear to be ChatGPT-generated answers?

The latest one I noticed was here. (No intention to single this dude out, but it's the most recent one I've seen.) I have a couple problems with this trend:

1. It's false advertising.
A lot of real estate professionals (including myself) give thoughtful responses at least in part to drum up business. (Along the way, we hopefully educate the community as well.) When you pop into a forum you know nothing about and post an AI-generated post without disclosing that, you're implying that you know the subject matter. Unsuspecting users may want to then use your services based on a false premise.

2. The info's flat wrong.
At least a lot of the time. The above linked post talks about Breckenridge, Colorado and Keystone as great options for a first-time short-term rental investor because they're "STR friendly." In fact, you can't get a new vacation rental license in either city, nor in the unincorporated Summit County that surrounds those towns.

Don't mean to be a boomer (or more accurately a Gen Xer) crapping all over the new tech, but the unvetted use of ChatGPT to answer nuanced, grey-area questions can lead newer investors into dangerous territory. 

Alright, I'm off my soapbox.

[Scott Trench]

Quote from @Nathan Gesner:

Quote from @Scott Trench:

We need to find a way to reward high quality, human generated content, and deprioritize low value posts to discourage workarounds. 

I agree. Something like a $1,000 bonus for every 5,000 posts? 

Two tickets to Cancun for every 20,000 posts?

Partial ownership in BP?

 @Nathan Gesner - while I cannot give you an ownership stake in BiggerPockets (let's talk at 100,000 posts...), I would be very grateful if you choose to attend BPCON, and your 26,550 posts have certainly contributed so much value to this platform and not just the tens of thousands of people who you responded to, but the hundreds of thousands or millions more who have read your comments, that I'd be delighted to give you (and a guest) a completely free ticket to BPCON Cancun, including food, beverage, access to all events, and a room at the 5 star moon palace resort.

@Alexandra Hughes Pailet - Can you please help Nathan get set up to Attend BPCON? 

I also, for the record made the same offer to @Jay Hinrichs, but he can't make it this year.

You guys are the top two forum posters of all time here on BiggerPockets, and we are grateful for you all you do!