In this episode of This Week in Community, Rosie Sherry and Simon Tomes dig into how AI is reshaping community content. Rosie shares her experience with Pangram, an AI detection tool flagging AI written posts on LinkedIn and The Club (on Discourse) and the disappointment of seeing how much content turns out to be AI generated. They discuss why outsourcing your voice to AI undermines authentic participation, and connect this to why the MoTaverse leans on live, human conversations and the layers of care behind MoTaverse's chapters.
The conversation turns to social media fatigue and niche spaces. Rosie talks about rebuilding Rosieland using Lovable, including a new short form feature called Ramblings, and the pair riff on what a genuinely curated feed could look like, landing on the idea of MoTaverse Bytes. They share stories of local WhatsApp and Facebook groups, some chaotic and some well run, citing Front Porch Forum as an example done properly, before reflecting on what it takes to design spaces with genuine care.
Chapter timestamps
00:00 This Week In Community Celebration
01:48 AI Impact On Community Content
03:39 AI Detection Tools And LinkedIn
08:07 Experimenting With AI Generated Replies
11:06 Preserving Human Voice In Digital Spaces
14:23 Prioritising Real Human Interactions
17:26 Designing Community Through Layers Of Care
24:38 Building High Quality Micro Feeds
33:45 Niche Communities And Bluesky
37:33 Micro Local Community Opportunities
54:42 Final Thoughts And Call To Action
Handy links
- Pangram — an AI-detection tool Rosie has been using to check content submitted to the community and on social media, which can also flag AI-written posts via a Chrome extension.
- Lovable — the AI app-builder ("vibe coding") tool Rosie used to rebuild Rosieland, including the new Ramblings feature.
- Front Porch Forum — a long-running, moderated local community platform mentioned as a case study in what well-run micro-community spaces can look like.
- Rosieland — Rosie's own site, referenced throughout for the new short-form "Rambles" feature and the closing call to action for listeners to start rambling there.
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