Comment on AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone

dhork@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• N0t_5ure@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • nulluser@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    peppering my comments with inane remarks to draw a reaction

    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.

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    • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I occasionally see comments to the effect of, “Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?”

      Fuck. Am I a bot?

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      • VonReposti@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?

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      • nulluser@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        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.

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      • criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Beep boop fellow clanker.

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      • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Can I ask you a question?

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    • DaMummy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wait, was that reply to me with a “Can you elaborate on that” comment a bot?

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  • PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Digg 2.0 jumper in 2009. I always thought there would be a new Reddit after 2014. But it took 10 years for Lemmy to show up.

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• dublet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Now, it’s all just bots talking to bots to learn how to sound human.

  Sad beep

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• a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, there’s a lot of human bigotry too.

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• socsa@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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• aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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