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Since December 2024 the forum has been experiencing large server loads due to thousands of “guests” – sometimes 15,000 at a time, on a forum that typically has around 20 logged-in users. These guests are most likely AI training bots, though we have no direct way of knowing what a bot wants. With governments and companies throwing billions of dollars at AI projects, possibly the forum is being read by hundreds of competing projects.
The forum now has a bot of its own that shuts off access to guests if loads get too high. If you access the forum, and you get a page that says: "You are either not logged in or do not have permission to view this page...", then this is the work of this load-limiting bot. You can either create an account or wait (hopefully just a few hours) for the forum to open back up to guests.
On the other hand, if you get "Error 403 - Forbidden", this indicates that your IP address has been blocked. This situation may not change for a long time, however, there are a few workarounds: If you are using a VPN, then turn it off. Much of the bot access is via VPN, so when we block them, we may also block you. If you are sure you are not using a VPN, you can try contacting the curator and he'll see if he can unblock you.
If you want to become a full member of the forum and be able to post, then please create an account.
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