User:LEvalyn/You don't need AfD to TNT an LLM

According to our guideline WP:NOLLM, the use of LLMs to generate or rewrite article content is prohibited. So what do you do if you find an article in mainspace that seems like obvious AI output? You can pull out the WP:TNT: when a page is hopelessly irreparable, blow it up and start over.

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However, taking an article to AfD will force several other people to spend time on LLM-generated garbage, whereas the ideal amount of time spent on LLM-generated garbage is zero. This is advice on how to blow up an LLM-generated article while wasting minimum project time and editor effort.

1. Tag for speedy deletion WP:G15 if you immediately see a "smoking gun" that there was no human review -- such as communication intended for the user or implausible, non-existent, or nonsensical references.^[a]
2. Tag for WP:PROD if you can't immediately spot a speedy deletion criterion. Use a rationale like "WP:TNT of obviously AI-generated article that violates WP:NOLLM". PROD fills the gap between speedy deletion and a full AfD. It's particularly useful for LLM-generated articles with non-G15-able LLM hallmarks, such as extensive WP:CLOP or corporate WP:PUFFERY.
3. If the PROD is contested, stub the article down to just the very first sentence. (Example here.) You can also remove any questionable-looking sources at this stage (which may be all the sources).
   If you can confirm that the LLM introduced widespread copyright violations, request revision deletion using Template:Copyvio-revdel.
4. If you think the stub is non-notable, conduct a normal WP:BEFORE and nominate at AfD. Stubbing the article before AfD streamlines the discussion. Otherwise, everyone else at the AfD also has to go read the LLM-generated garbage.
   If the stub is kept as notable, be sure to add it to some WikiProjects and tag it with a relevant stub category to encourage future (human) expansion.

You are not obligated to TNT a whole article just because it is LLM-generated -- it is a wonderful contribution to the encyclopedia if instead you tag issues, stubify, rewrite, etc (presuming the topic is notable). But if you want to delete, I advocate for trying G15, then PROD, and then AfD as the last resort.