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AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
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Reddit was one of the most human places on the Internet, until King Steven the Turd decided that it's human interactions were a valuable resource that he could sell.
Now, it's all just bots talking to bots to learn how to sound human.
The engagement bots constantly peppering my comments with inane remarks to draw a reaction is what drove me to Lemmy. I was there early on, and it was awesome. As its popularity grew, it became less nice, but I still enjoyed going there. In the end, I didn't feel like commenting because I knew that I'd just get hit with stupid responses calculated to draw a response. It just felt harassing.
They're here, too.
I occasionally see comments to the effect of, "Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?" That seem pretty likely to just be bots trying to generate data on certain topics for AI training. Thankfully, most people seem to ignore them.
Fuck. Am I a bot?
Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?
I've got news for you, mate. You might be a bot. Have you visited your neighbourhood robotologist to get a diagnosis?
And maybe consider a robotomy.
I saw a pretty good short sci-fi film a year or so ago about a woman accidentally finding out that she's a bot.
Bro you can't just say that and not mention the name. What was it?
Here you go
https://youtu.be/4VrLQXR7mKU
I wish I could remember. It was definitely on YT. I think it was in German with subtitles. It wasn't long. Possibly was someone's film school project.
Dutch actually
https://youtu.be/4VrLQXR7mKU :)
Bruh. I'm in the Netherlands.
Bingo! That's the one.
I thought you were talking about Blade Runner.
Deckard was a dude tho
I wasn't sure if 2049 had a girl in it.
Awesome! Thank you!
Westworld
Whatever happened to that show?
Beep boop fellow clanker.
Can I ask you a question?
Wait, was that reply to me with a "Can you elaborate on that" comment a bot?
i loved reddit. I was on it since nearly the beginning. It's a sad day where reddit has ended up. Aaron Swartz would be rolling in his grave if he could see where reddit ended up.
Maybe in 2012. Once it started to be a right wing information warfare battlefield it got pretty insufferable. Like a lot of the niche content was still there, but the broader culture changed immensely.
No, there's a lot of human bigotry too.