I just remember below forum post:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/can-we-do-worthwhile-science-outside-academia/70466
If I see above issue description plus the tons of other unresolved systemic problems and conflicts around any LLM type AI generated content in INaturalist current and future, discussed in the forum since June 2025, it is absolutely beyond my imagination how this shall work in future based on current intentions and controverse oppinions.
If this platform will not systematically shield its content from any such LLM content soonest, it will not allow that - we or anybody else can do worthwile science - with the documented observations in it.
Scientists, private or from academia, will observe that GBIF data from INaturalist are no more relevant or trustworthy than information from any other hobbyist forum site on lizards or orchids. Maybe even less.
And nobody with clear mind will consider those for scientific analysis without further in-depth proof.
Maybe create an AI based filter to screen for any sort of LLM generated content, thereby flag it and make reviewers sensitive to questionable content? I wish it would be as easy as I write it.