# What is this - iNaturalist and generative AI?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-this-inaturalist-and-generative-ai/66140>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 10, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-this-inaturalist-and-generative-ai/66140 "2025-06-10T16:25:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-this-inaturalist-and-generative-ai/66140/15 "2025-06-10T17:18:31Z")

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This seems to be a contentious topic, so I’ve turned on slow mode which means waiting 30 minutes between your replies.

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