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If you ever "check in" on reddit, you might have noticed lots of stupid questions. EX: Is this a Tuxedo Cat?

Most of us have accepted the fact that bots are roaming the internet, trying to sway public opinion. No place more obvious than Reddit.

For a while I've been thinking that the user base on reddit must be getting younger. Or at least more infantile. Until it dawned on me this morning! What's keeping bots/AI in the comment section? It's actually more likely AI posting.

Reddit is human bait for AI development.

I cannot forget this idea. The tuxedo cat question was entitled " Is this a Tuxedo Cat? Or is it too white" Included was a pic of a white cat with black spots, obviously not a tux.

Do you agree that reddit is human bait? If so, to what extent? As we get closer to the next election cycle, what do you think we can to to keep AI out of our own backyard?

Giant thank you to for his impressive bot wrangling!

If you ever "check in" on reddit, you might have noticed lots of stupid questions. EX: Is this a Tuxedo Cat? Most of us have accepted the fact that bots are roaming the internet, trying to sway public opinion. No place more obvious than Reddit. For a while I've been thinking that the user base on reddit must be getting younger. Or at least more infantile. Until it dawned on me this morning! What's keeping bots/AI in the comment section? It's actually more likely AI posting. Reddit is human bait for AI development. I cannot forget this idea. The tuxedo cat question was entitled " Is this a Tuxedo Cat? Or is it too white" Included was a pic of a white cat with black spots, obviously not a tux. Do you agree that reddit is human bait? If so, to what extent? As we get closer to the next election cycle, what do you think we can to to keep AI out of our own backyard? Giant thank you to @AOU for his impressive bot wrangling!

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[–] • 4 pts

I think Twitter is more than Reddit is. I know people personally who claim they responded to other people on twitter and they never did. Bots have been suspected to hijack accounts and post groupthink on one's behalf. Twitter of course denies this ever happened but there is a lot of evidence from people who say it happens.

Sites like twatter, redduhit, and fuckersuckcockbook are some kind of AI/human experiment that has gotten out of hand.

[–] • 2 pts

Maybe. Definitely more censorship on Reddit

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

OP's point is more subtle than just the number of bots. Let's say you wanted to get from A to B without using a map and you didn't know the way. How would you do it? You'd ask a stranger on the street for directions. Bots are asking humans for 'directions' to help them train their AI. I don't think it's very likely due to how many posts you'd need to make to get any response on reddit. The place is botted to hell. Posting on any of the big subs is like shouting into the void. You have little to no chance of getting even one upvote if your submission isn't deleted outright.

[–] • 0 pt

There was some drama in my husbands friend group when one of them liked something controversial and out of character.

Turns out it was just fauxbook manipulating likes to promote woke agenda. Most people refused to believe that it was fauxbook and remained mad at the victim.

This incident was the final straw for me. No more use of social manipulation tools.

[–] • 1 pt

Only Poal and Voat get me angry nowadays.

[–] • 0 pt

Didn't boat die ready?