Several pages in the Help Center can be edited by moderators to be site-specific, including the generative AI policy. What's there is currently the default. I propose rewriting it to more accurately reflect our current site policy. (This post is not intending to change anything, just copy some information from meta to the Help Center.)
I will post my rewrite (with edits italicized) in this question. If you have further edits, please propose them as answers.
TL;DR: LLM content is mostly banned in answers but may be used to assist with realizing a human-generated puzzle question idea.
Generative artificial intelligence (a.k.a. GPT, LLM, generative AI, genAI) tools can be used to
generaterefine content for Puzzling Stack Exchange, but this content must be properly referenced as per our guidance. If your content is determined to have been written by generative artificial intelligence tools and is not properly referenced, it will likely be deleted, along with any reputation earned from it. Posting unreferenced content generated by generative artificial intelligence tools may lead to a warning from moderators, or possibly a suspension for repeated infractions.Some sites on the Stack Exchange network may have different policies on content generated by generative artificial intelligence tools, and some may disallow the posting of AI-generated content entirely. Please ensure you check each site’s local policy about this content before posting there.
What counts as “content generated by generative artificial intelligence tools”?
“Content generated by generative artificial intelligence tools” is any content crafted, in part or in whole, using a tool that writes a response automatically based on a prompt it is provided. These tools include large language models like ChatGPT and Google Gemini. Because these tools are trained to answer with language that mimics authentic speech, the responses may look and sound plausible, but the quality of generated
answerscontent can vary significantly (up to, and including, completely wronganswersinformation).If you are using large language model (LLM) services as described above to draft content for Puzzling Stack Exchange, please
ensure these are properly referencedfollow the below guidelines.May I use an LLM to solve a puzzle?
No. Puzzling Stack Exchange bans the usage of generative AI to solve puzzles. The purpose of puzzle questions on this site is to provide another human with the joy and challenge of puzzle-solving. Outsourcing this to an LLM is like having a robot look at a painting for you. The painter made the artwork for human enjoyment, just as puzzle-setters make their puzzles for human enjoyment.
This policy does not preclude the use of LLMs in minor fashions such as code generation (for puzzles which allow such solutions) or grammar-checking, but the overall idea of the answer should come from a human.
May I use an LLM to create a puzzle?
Generative AI may be used to refine or realize a puzzle. For example, you may use it to create an image or format a set of rules. However, using an LLM for the origin of a puzzle is not allowed, due to a lack of proper attribution among other issues.
If you use an LLM to assist with a puzzle, please provide credit, such as a line stating "Images were made with help from generative AI".
If you read the original page, you may note that I've completely cut out many of the later sections, as they seemed to be overly focused on the case of answers provided to people posting questions looking for help. That is not as much of a concern here, as most questions are not requests for help but puzzles where the poster already knows the solution.
