Stack Overflow bans ChatGPT answers after moderation flood
Stack Overflow temporarily banned ChatGPT-generated posts after plausible but frequently incorrect answers arrived faster than volunteer moderators could evaluate and remove them.
AWAY FROM DOOM38confidence 98/100
Why it moved the index
The sitewide policy was an implemented control responding to a demonstrated moderation-capacity failure from high-volume plausible misinformation. It also provided strong counterevidence to the reliability of early ChatGPT outputs.
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