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> I would not be surprised if many of the accounts on major social-media sites like Reddit, Twitter, etc are non-human persons tasked with pushing one narrative
by JimDabell 6y ago
> I would not be surprised if many of the accounts on major social-media sites like Reddit, Twitter, etc are non-human persons tasked with pushing one narrative or another
I think this is unlikely because it would be far simpler, cheaper, and more effective to employ a small number of people and use tooling (automation, templates, etc.) to amplify their reach drastically. Why invent an unreliable AI to push narratives on the Internet when you can have one real person carry on thousands of arguments a day with a little help?
- Lammy 6y agoHow so? Humans have to sleep, eat, and have that ever-pesky free-will that might let them question what's going on or tell somebody about it.
- michaelt 6y agoI'm not sure there's a meaningful difference between an AI controlling 100 accounts and a paid human with automation controlling 100 accounts. If they're both under orders to (for example) upvote negative sentiments about vaping and positive sentiments about smoking - the consequence is the same no matter what type of drone it is.