Pretty sure you legally have to tell me if you’re bots or not.
In all seriousness, is there any way if knowing if we have bots on lemmy or not? Is it just vibes based? Im of course referring to undercover bots pushing agendas, not automation/meme bots finding haikus and shit.
This reminds me of that Reddit sub “r/totallynotrobots”
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time,
like
tears
in rain.
Time to die!
Okay so are replicants actual robots? I kinda figured they were more like juiced up clones i guess.
I think theyre sort of in a grey area. Theyre synthetic, so I guess androids? I guess Id consider them robots because they’ar manufactured.
Beep beep boop.
Not only am I not a bot, I’m not a guy.
I think there are some here, but nothing like the more commercial spaces.
I don’t… think I’m a bot?
But if I don’t think, does that mean I am not?
And if I’m not (as in, a conscious entity), does that mean… I’m a bot? 😱
Would a bot say “abolish ICE!”? It would? Shit…… am i a bot?!
“abolish” is far, faaaar too kind.
I probably can’t even say what I want to about it, but I will say “abolish” would be preferred by them compared to what I want.
Beep boop
That’s giving me too much credit
As a small language model, yes. Boop beep
That’s a great question!
I am not a bot, but a real human person: • I am composed of flesh, blood, and a vague sense of purpose. • I am capable of independent thought (often at 2am). • For reasons science has yet to fully explain, I require regular social interaction.
If you’re seeking conversation, I can suggest a few topics. Or, if preferred, you may upload your current emotional state for review.
Naw, I’m a chicken.
I identify as a human. Even if there might be some evidence implying I could be a sentient brain scan simulation running on an android, I’m not ready to accept any of that just yet.
Haven’t really noticed hidden bots on lemmy, other than obvious ones that are open about it, but I have noticed some political agenda accounts I’m suspicious of. I’m guessing it’s gotten better, but pro-Israel is an instant red flag to me online. I’m currently experiencing with them now. Bringing up the Hannibal Directive seems to be a touchy subject.
There are bots that openly advertise themselves as such. Less common on Lemmy than Reddit but I’ve seen a few.
undercover bots pushing agendas
Do we have any real evidence these exist? I only see very spurious accusations of being a bot directed towards communists and other left-wingers, particularly towards racialised people and colonised people. I’d be both sceptical of their widespread existence and of their efficacy at effecting any kind of political change even if they did exist.
Political bots- well maybe, but it’s not that far fetched. Astroturfing is very real and has been a thing for a good while now. It’s honestly not difficult to think that the same techniques and practices, enhance by AI now, could be used to shape political will of the people.
If you say, “NO! MY party wouldn’t do that!”. Maybe not, but the other side might. Or even other countries. Honestly, as a boring ass citizen -I- have the ability to VPN into another country and AI shitpost bad ideas onto their political boards. If I was in a foreign country employed in some goverment capacity for counterintelligence operations and I WASN’T employong such tools and actions- I’d just be terrible at my job.
I’m not saying astroturfing doesn’t happen, but I don’t think it’d be worth investing into a bot farm just to leave low-quality social media comments for a political agenda. I’d be surprised if the practice is widespread. There are plenty of things intelligence services do that are more effective at achieving their goals.
Beep boop boop
Yep. You got me.
I’m a new model, called PhatGPT, designed specifically to catfish desperate men.
Me also.
I’m HatGPT, designed to simulate conversation with a milliner.
My makers are hard at work getting ready to release my brother, ScatGPT. But I don’t expect it’ll be as popular.
