Mumsnet and AI

[BIWI]

Just seen the post on LinkedIn about Mumsnet and AI here

What does that mean for us as users of the site?

As long as it’s identified as being a bot it should be fine

But I'm not really sure it is about bots, hence asking.

What does that mean for us as users of the site?

We are the product.

Well yes, I'm well aware of that!

Hey there, for those of us not on linked in could someone summarise, pls?

It’s ChatGPT

I posted a link to the article - doesn't it work?

It's a post on Medium, @AmbleInAnnBoleyn (free)

Sounds interesting! A chatbot that knows everything Mumsnet knows.
Could be the first AI to advise dickhead males to "fuck off to the far side of fuck, then fuck off some more".

https://medium.com/@multiplatform.ai/mumsnet-introduces-mumsgpt-an-ai-chatbot-enriched-with-two-decades-of-parenting-insights-598b1f125fe8

That will be fun to read! Especially the horrible advice on certain topics 😁.

Thank you for the link. Interesting to see how this unfolds.

Interesting. I've reported a few post recently that we're obviously written by AI.

I have seen replies that are defo chat bot but not threads.

I think it was on a thread about exercise.

I'd like to see the DPIA for that. What if people ask about certain users, celebrities or people in the media?

You asked about what it means for us. It seems to be about mining us, as resources, and selling what it compiles. This stood out:

"MumsGPT is poised to revolutionize the way advertisers harness data for their marketing campaigns. With access to a treasure trove of threads spanning Mumsnet’s 10 million users over the past twenty years, this AI marvel is set to transform the landscape of consumer engagement. The insights it gleans from this extensive dataset promise to guide policymakers on matters of parenting and empower advertisers to craft finely honed marketing strategies."

Creepy!

Thanks @inadarkwood - I did read the article! I'm interested to hear from MNHQ on this one though - so they spell out to us, their content providers, how they're going to use it.

I am a bit literal!

The thread where somebody asked for advice on squats and donkey kicks, and one of the responses was "It's great that you've added squats and donkey kicks to your workout routine! Here's a summarised reply with some tips!"? 🤣🤣🤣

Hiya Biwi,
I don't think there are real any implications for individual users as we don't plan to use MumsGPT to generate responses on site and all the outputs are anonymised. It's more for providing useful insights to brands/ policy makers. We've had a Mumsnet Insight business for years whereby we try to help orgs understand what their customers' pain points are. GPT has made it much easier to analyse and summarise Mumsnet conversations (because its processing power is so immense) is all.

Sounds like a bit response!

What is a pain point?

BOT FFS

Thank you @JustineMumsnet

Yes I know so obvious aswell lol 😆

😂
I'd like to read that, can you link it or point me in the general direction?