Stop pasting unchecked AI answers in the Homey Community

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Stop pasting unchecked AI answers in the Homey Community

Hi everyone,

We have noticed a rising trend of users copying questions from this forum, running them through AI tools, and pasting the complete, unchecked AI answers right back into the thread. While AI can be a helpful tool for drafting ideas or brainstorming, pasting raw, unverified AI outputs into our community causes serious issues for everyone.

Here is why this hurts our community and why you should avoid doing it:

:police_car_light: The Risks of Unchecked AI Content

  • False Homey Script and Flows: AI frequently hallucinates Homey Script code, syntax, or advanced Flow logic that does not actually work.
  • Incorrect Device Compatibility: AI often claims certain smart home devices or Zigbee/Z-Wave protocols work natively when they actually require specific community apps or are unsupported.
  • Outdated Information: AI models rely on older training data and miss vital, recent firmware updates or major architectural changes.
  • Wasted Troubleshooting Time: Regular community members and experts waste hours trying to debug fake, plausible-sounding steps that lead nowhere.
  • Loss of Real Expertise: When threads get flooded with robotic filler text, our experienced developers and power users lose interest in helping.

:warning: Consequences for Posting Unchecked AI Answers

To protect the quality of our forum, moderators will actively enforce the following measures for any posts identified as raw, unchecked AI generation:

  • Post Flagging: Your response will be flagged by the community or moderators for review.
  • Content Hidden or Deleted: The post will be hidden from public view for redaction, or deleted entirely if it contains false technical advice.
  • Lowered Forum Status: Repeat offences will result in an automatic demotion of your forum trust level, eventually removing privileges like posting links or images.
  • Account Suspension: Persistent spamming of AI-generated text will lead to a temporary or permanent ban from the Homey Community.

:hammer_and_wrench: How to Use AI Responsibly on the Forum

If you do use AI to help solve a smart home problem, please follow these guidelines before posting:

  1. Test it first: Never post a script, flow layout, or solution unless you have personally tested it on your own Homey setup and verified it works.
  2. Review and edit: Remove generic AI fluff, ensure the tone matches a human conversation, and fix any technical inaccuracies.
  3. Be transparent: Explicitly state if part of your solution was generated using AI so others know it needs extra caution.

Let’s keep the Homey Community a reliable, high-quality space built on real, verified human experiences.

Thank you for helping keep our forum helpful and accurate!

Pls Like :heart: if you agree, or reply if you have feedback of additions.

Yes AI saves me time and is sometimes useful
Create a warning for the Forum users about he problems of user copying the questions on fora and pasting the complete unchecked AI answers on that forum as an answer…

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:brain: Be a Teacher, Not a Human Macro

Do not act as a mere human macro that simply moves text mechanically from the forum to an AI engine and back. That adds no value. Instead, act as a teacher who guides the Topic Starter on how to solve their problem.

  • Guide the Process: Explain the logic behind a Flow or a Homey Script so the user actually learns how it works.
  • Collaborate with AI: If you use AI to brainstorm, use it behind the scenes as your assistant.
  • Verify the Output: Combine your own smart home experience with the AI’s suggestions to build a better, fully verified solution before you share it. [6]

[6] https://paperpal.com

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There’s a typo here

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You should have removed the emojis guys, the irony is dripping wet.