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Anonymous and AI are very different (at least currently).

Take the following statement: "The CEO of ACME Co is abusive and you should avoid him at all costs. Do not work there."

If it's an anonymous poster on Quora, that's a (potentially) valuable response and a good reason for that person to stay anonymous. But if it's AI, it can't possibly reflect any actual first-hand experience. At best it's a regurgitation of something out there already and at worst is a AI hallucination based on a mishmash of fact and fiction.

>>gkober+(OP)
There’s no reason to trust said anonymous comment on Quora.

>>andsoi+41
Agreed, that's why I said potentially. I completely understand why a platform might want to ban anonymous comments, and I also understand why it might welcome them. Both come with risks and rewards.

(Same for for AI, btw. Some places will embrace it and some places will ban it, and both will have their valid reasons.)

>>gkober+(OP)
I think long term having AI comments on forums will erode people's trust in each other even more than it is right now. I dread the day the "default" commenter turns from "white american male" to "AI generated" with no way to know while still conserving some level of anonymity.