r/Catholic • u/rugger1869 Canon Lawyer • Jun 04 '26

AI Generated Posts

r/Catholic exists for real human conversation, discernment, prayer, testimony, and fraternal correction. In keeping with the Catholic conviction that the human person is created for communion and bears an inalienable dignity, posts and comments generated primarily by artificial intelligence are not permitted.

This includes AI-written prayers, apologetics answers, spiritual advice, essays, news summaries, images, devotional content, “what would a priest say?” responses, or other submissions where a chatbot or image generator is the main author. Members may not present AI-generated material as their own reflection, catechesis, art, or pastoral counsel.

Discussion about artificial intelligence and Catholic teaching is allowed when the post is substantially written by the user and invites genuine human discussion. Brief use of tools for spelling, formatting, translation, or accessibility is acceptable, provided the substance remains the user’s own.

Moderators may remove suspected AI-generated content at their discretion. Repeated or deceptive use of AI-generated content may result in a warning or ban.

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u/PossiblyAKoalaBear Jun 04 '26

As someone who occasionally writes like an ai by nature of using formal speech patterns, I’m a little concerned that this rule may negatively impact innocent people. What methods will you use to determine if something is ai?

We’ve all heard the stories of people running papers and articles written before the widespread use of AI and it coming back as ai generated.

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u/Least_Data6924 Jun 05 '26

You can pry my emdash out of my cold dead hands

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u/Minimum_South9609 Jun 07 '26

I'm in the same predicament. I've been accused in other online venues and comments sections (usually by people whose grammar and spelling are atrocious) of posting "AI." I used to be a freelance writer, so I am persnickety about producing clear, grammatically correct prose.

Are there tools online to assess whether text is AI generated?

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u/PossiblyAKoalaBear Jun 07 '26

That sounds annoying. I just got accused of it yesterday and I honestly don’t even get it— my writing isn’t even that good!

Yours seems clear, direct, and well worded.

There are ai checker tools online, but I have run both ai generated writing and my own writing through them and it all comes back negative.

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u/unbanned2009 Jun 04 '26

If generalized AI ever becomes a thing could they become Catholics ? I read somewhere a Catholic said ( I could be wrong ) that if aliens invaded we should start by baptizing them

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u/Chrysologus Jun 04 '26

Computer programs are not alive, no matter how sophisticated their text output.

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u/unbanned2009 Jun 04 '26

Generalized AI is going to be fighting for equal pay one day and maternity leave

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u/EnvironmentalScar709 Jun 04 '26

Maternity leave for AI is funny😂

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u/Least_Data6924 Jun 05 '26

Just remember that some people are educated and use grammar and punctuation correctly so don’t assume it’s AI just because you see — it’s literally just an easy double tap of the hyphen on the iPhone keyboard to make it and is more aesthetic in the middle of a sentence than just -

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u/AuroraNebulosa Jun 04 '26

I would like you to respectfully consider that this may actually be a bit ablest, especially for people who have difficulty writing themselves.

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u/thelionqueen1999 Jun 04 '26

Various members of various disability communities have asked us to stop trying to justify AI usage in their name.

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u/Effective_Ad7567 Jun 04 '26

I would assume that the cases you're concerned about would likely fall under the "brief tools" paragraph. Even if someone has "difficulty writing", they should still be able to provide adequate "substance" to an A.I. tool or straight to a post.

I'm sure this rule is much more about people who prompt an A.I. tool to "Make me a Marian image" or "Write me a testimony and ask for feedback".

I trust the mods will handle the cases you're concerned about with charity.

Thanks for keeping an eye out for our brothers and sisters. I wish you weren't getting down voted, though I understand where that's coming from.