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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 24 days ago

Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots

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Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 24 days ago

Reddit will tighten verification to keep out human-like AI bots | TechCrunch

Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots

Redditors around the world were scandalized last week after learning that a team of researchers released a swarm of AI-powered, human-impersonating bots on the “Change My View” subreddit. The large-scale experiment was designed to explore just how persuasive AI can be.

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I bet there’s already backlash from their “don’t upvote” rule. They’ll be hemorrhaging users like xitter soon.
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  What “don’t upvote” rule?
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    If you up vote anything about Luigi Mangione they will permanently ban your account.
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      Ah. That no upvote rule. I’ve heard tell the corporate overlords don’t like Luigi.

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