Foundation The use of AI bots on forums

[Cpvr]

This is why it’s not a good idea to use AI chat bots on your forum.

Two forums that have been recently using AI bots on their forum have recently been smacked and lost of all of their organic traffic.





This is all according to SEMrush, which means, their forums are no longer ranking on google for any keywords. Which is a bad thing as they will no longer be receiving any traffic from Google. This can lead to a total deindexing as well.


Organic Search Traffic: 5 (-96%) – This means the site is getting almost no organic visitors, and traffic has dropped significantly.

With 1 visibility on one forum, it means almost zero visibility on Google, meaning the site isn’t ranking well for any significant keywords.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

What are your thoughts on using AI bots to respond to forum posts?

It makes me not want to be active on the forums anymore.

If they're transparent about it and I'm enabled to ignore the bot, then fine.

If they're being secretive about it: I'll pass.

Why should I work hard posting quality content on a forum where humans aren't even replying to me? I can just open ChatGPT and do that if I wanted to talk to bots all day.

 

[InMyOpinion]

Personally, I prefer genuine responses over AI-generated ones. Forums are meant for real discussions, where people can share experiences, insights, and opinions. AI can be useful for quick information, but it often lacks the personal touch and real-world experience that make forums valuable. I think human interaction is what makes communities thrive!