Should an app be labeled "Made with AI" if a user used AI to assist in its development?
Gabe Perez
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In addition, should apps that use AI be labeled "Powered by AI" or something similar if more than a significant portion of their functionality is driven by AI?
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Ryan Hoover@rrhoover
I don't care what programming language people use.
Some people will get wrapped up in hysteria and take on an anti-AI identity, but I don't think most people will care how their problems are solved and if "AI" was used to do so.
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@rrhoover thanks for sharing Ryan! Agreed, things like ChatGPT are tools and we don't say we built a house with a hammer. I like @syswarren's approach of listing the tools in "credits" or acknowledge so for those who do care or are studying how something was built can refer back to it.
Super interesting question. I'm of two minds – I don't think it's really necessary, given that I already don't care if something was written in Rails vs React vs Vue or whatever. I don't need to know every tool that developers used to build something.
However, I do think an identifier like this will become more prevalent, particularly with technology that we *interact* with. I can imagine a sort of boutique/bespoke aspect to "real human" curation/interaction/suggestions. "Did this list of travel suggestions come from a real human I can identify with, or from ChatGPT"...and, does it matter?
Fwiw at some point I think it probably becomes like a "Made in America" tag, something that is important to a certain amount of people but the vast majority of folks don't actually pay that much attention to. At the end of they day I think most people will not care if it's AI if it 1. works, and 2. is priced competitively.
@kylefrost def can see something like a "Made in X" tag for AI tools. Similar to how No-Code tooling like Bubble has some branding, I can see this happening as AI applications and toolings evolve.
Thanks for sharing, Kyle!
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@sewell_stephens I would approach this more as transparency vs necessary. I really like the approach listed by @syswarren of just acknowledging the tools used. It doesn't call attention to the tools being used to create a solution yet it's still referenced in the documentation.
I don't think it's necessary as a user-facing label. Still, I'd find it normal to mention which AI was used in credits and acknowledgments pages, like we mention open-source libraries and other resources used to build an application.
Most people don't care what libraries, languages, and resources were used to build a product, but it'd be fair to give credit where it's due. Now, one issue I have with this is that most AIs do not credit their sources, but that's another discussion ;)
@syswarren I like this approach! List in the credits but doesn't necessarily need to be labeled. Oh man, AI crediting their sources is a good discussion to have.