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George Michaelson <ggm@algebras.org> Wed, 11 February 2026 02:55 UTC

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From: George Michaelson <ggm@algebras.org>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:55:13 +1000
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Subject: Re: AI slop "contributions" to IETF working groups
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Although I agree with you, inventing new terms-of-art like SI is not
helpful. I blame the AI industry for using english language concepts like
"hallucination" enough as it is. The superficiality is true, but the field
has 50+ years of AI as a key concept. It was misapplied when it was shakey
the robot, it's misapplied now.

So thats Yes, but also No. please, don't do this. Its not SI. Its AI and
LLM and GPT because thats what people "out there" understand.

-G

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