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Someone (Reddit administrators?) was caught using chatGPT bots to flood the site with pro-admin comments. (news.ycombinator.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GoodKingElliot@feddit.uk to c/reddit@lemmy.ml
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  1. Someone (Reddit administrators?) was caught using chatGPT bots to flood the site with pro-admin comments.

  2. After /r/Programming exposed this, the subReddit was closed down.

  3. Rumor: the admins were the ones who close down the sub. Regardless, the astroturfing is evident.

SOURCES

  1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36361247

  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230611210834/https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/146wn9s/meta_who_is_astroturfing_rprogramming_and_why/

  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612080526/https://i.imgur.com/4e9jO7P.jpg

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[-] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 23 points 1 year ago

This is crazy. All I can think is how useless Reddit would become if users begin to assume posts on the site are from generative language models. If anyone at reddit IS doing this, that's like trying to get water out of your boat by drilling a drainage hole in the bottom.

[-] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Yeah I speculated this was the case when the prevailing opinion of comments on the site made a sudden and drastic change in attitude. IIRC it stated shortly after spez made his infamous comments about how the blackout didn't matter and they didn't see any impact.

[-] garamasala@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I thought the same and it seemed quite obvious to me. It's absolutely pathetic. But it seems they can't even do that correctly.

[-] garamasala@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I thought the same and it seemed quite obvious to me. It's absolutely pathetic. But it seems they can't even do that correctly.

[-] Smorty@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

This is great.

[-] Grrbrr@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

"Sorry i'm not capable of generating inappropriate or offensive content"

*Tweaks parameters

"Sweet, loving sexual intercourse u/spez!"

[-] Querk@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

My supply of popcorn is running low. It's a good problem to have :)

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