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Use of generative AI in the SAP Community
Generative AI tools can be useful for organizing ideas or improving posts, but they can also blur the line between genuine personal contributions and machine-written text. We need to maintain a community where content reflects real experience, authentic voices, and trusted expertise.
These guidelines are meant to ensure that AI can be used responsibly without diminishing the value or confidence in member-created content. We think the the acceptable and unacceptable guidelines below strike a balance between using the power of generative AI to maintaining an authors own knowledge, perspective and voice.
What counts as "content created by generative AI"?
“Content generated by generative AI” refers to any content created, in whole or in part, using a system that automatically generates content in response to a prompt. Examples of systems include large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or open source models. While these tools are designed to produce text that sounds natural and convincing, the accuracy and quality of their output can vary widely including completely fabricated content due to hallucination.
Why a policy on generative AI?
To keep your trust and add continual value to our members we must remain a community of people, for people, in our shared world of technology.
What are acceptable uses of generative AI?
You may use GenAI tools to help you plan, structure, or clarify your writing, as long as the final result reflects your own thoughts and tone.
Examples include:
- Outlining your post or drafting a structure to build upon
- Checking spelling, translation, or accessibility
- Getting suggestions for phrasing, while keeping your own wording and perspective
If a generative AI tool meaningfully shaped your post (anything beyond the examples above like rewriting full paragraphs or producing a significant amount of the text), please disclose it by adding the predefined "GenAI Assisted Content" label, or include a short note such as “This post was assisted by GenAI.” For content where it's not possible to add a user tag, e.g., answers to questions and comments, you must include this statement: "This post was assisted by GenAI."
Doing so will provide the transparency needed to maintain credibility in the community.
A predefined "GenAI Assisted Content" label can now be found throughout the community:
What are unacceptable uses of generative AI?
Posts that are primarily generated, rewritten, or reworded by AI are not allowed.
Examples include:
- Submitting AI-generated answers to questions or forum threads
- Submitting AI-generated articles or comments to content as your own
- Using AI to “polish” a post so heavily that it loses your natural voice
- Copying or pasting AI text directly from a prompt
- Publishing content with little or no personal input or factual verification
What happens if I don't follow these guidelines?
Moderators may remove posts that read as machine-written or lack personal insight, regardless of the author’s stated intent.
Furthermore, if a post appears to violate the acceptable use criteria, it will likely be removed along with any points or reputation it gained. Continued abuse of generative AI tools may result in moderator warnings or, for repeated violations, account suspensions or permanent bans.
What if I am new but I still want to contribute?
All of our top contributors started with no SAP knowledge, and many built their reputations by providing answers in the community. One approach is to look for an unanswered question in a technology you are familiar with (especially one with a high view count), do some research and see if you can come up with a solution. You will learn during this process and help other community members at the same time.
Much like generative AI tools that are always evolving, this policy will need to evolve and be updated as unforeseen usages of generative AI require fast moderation reactions that may or may not be reflected just in time in this document, but the moderators are empowered to enforce as needed any and all steps to protect the experience of our SAP Community members as directed by management.
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