Can we stop with the ChatGPT responses?

[James Carlson]

Anyone else notice an increase in BP users responding in forums with what appear to be ChatGPT-generated answers?

The latest one I noticed was here. (No intention to single this dude out, but it's the most recent one I've seen.) I have a couple problems with this trend:

1. It's false advertising.
A lot of real estate professionals (including myself) give thoughtful responses at least in part to drum up business. (Along the way, we hopefully educate the community as well.) When you pop into a forum you know nothing about and post an AI-generated post without disclosing that, you're implying that you know the subject matter. Unsuspecting users may want to then use your services based on a false premise.

2. The info's flat wrong.
At least a lot of the time. The above linked post talks about Breckenridge, Colorado and Keystone as great options for a first-time short-term rental investor because they're "STR friendly." In fact, you can't get a new vacation rental license in either city, nor in the unincorporated Summit County that surrounds those towns.

Don't mean to be a boomer (or more accurately a Gen Xer) crapping all over the new tech, but the unvetted use of ChatGPT to answer nuanced, grey-area questions can lead newer investors into dangerous territory. 

Alright, I'm off my soapbox.