A popular parenting forum was thrown into suspicion after a detailed instruction set for generating one of its signature "am I being unreasonable" responses appeared inside a user thread. The prompt, labelled AIBU Response Schema v.1.0, laid out an "interpersonal reasonableness" template, asked for a clear forum-style ruling and actionable advice, and even defined common site abbreviations such as ND and DD while warning against diagnosing or demeaning neurodivergent people. Members responded with alarm, calling the appearance creepy and disappointing, and some copied the schema into an AI tool and obtained a full reply, which intensified speculation that machine-generated content was replacing human contributors.
Site operators initially denied using AI to write threads, suggesting the text came from a title-suggestion tool that uses an OpenAI model, then later acknowledged a system that sends draft titles to OpenAI had apparently returned a full-reply prompt in error. Leadership emphasised the site does not commission AI-written posts and said AI is deployed only for coding, ad ops, conversational analysis and moderation flagging. The episode exposed tensions over transparency and trust after user numbers and posting fell in 2025 and the organisation signalled it was embedding AI to boost productivity; independent research noting AI-assisted social media can produce generic or less informative content has heightened members' concerns.
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Sextortion blackmail involving an AI-generated woman led a man to take his own life. The case underscores the dangers of AI-enabled online harassment and blackmail. (rnz.co.nz)
Ubuntu 26.10 drops support for /boot on Btrfs, XFS, and ZFS filesystems when Secure Boot is enabled to improve security. The change only affects the boot process, with full support for these filesystems available after booting, and users can stick with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS for full GRUB functionality. (omgubuntu.co.uk)
A grove of about 200 American chestnut trees in Mason County faces potential destruction for a new data center. Conservationists and developers are in dispute over the site boundaries and the fate of the trees. (gadgetreview.com)
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McDonald's is facing a lawsuit over an AI tool that suggests prices to its US franchisees. The lawsuit alleges the AI tool may be unfair or anti-competitive. (apnews.com)
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