AI spam is already starting to ruin the internet::We’re starting to see one prediction come true of how artificial intelligence will affect the internet: AI-generated spam is flooding the web.

    • @wikibotB
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      5410 months ago

      Here’s the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment:

      The dead Internet theory is an online conspiracy theory that asserts that the Internet now consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content that is manipulated by algorithmic curation, marginalizing organic human activity. Proponents of the theory believe these bots are created intentionally to help manipulate algorithms and boost search results in order to ultimately manipulate consumers. Furthermore, some proponents of the theory accuse government agencies of using bots to manipulate public perception, stating: "The U. S. government is engaging in an artificial intelligence powered gaslighting of the entire world population.

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      • @arin
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        4910 months ago

        How ironic, but i still love this bot

        • @[email protected]
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          610 months ago

          I think that some bots are like, exceptions that prove the rule in a way. Like when we find one that’s convenient and useful and facilitates human understanding and communication, it sticks out.

      • @[email protected]
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        2510 months ago

        Yeah like this. Bots talking to bots. Some of them use llms, but it’s not necessary.

        I’m here for the human element.