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You build Pandora's Box and are shocked by what's inside it. How long until the majority of user comments are GPT bots? Or how long has it already been happenin

You build Pandora's Box and are shocked by what's inside it. How long until the majority of user comments are GPT bots? Or how long has it already been happening?

selfhoster11 4y ago
I predict that Facebook-style social media will become less popular, and that closed-group social media will gain more users for this reason.
andrelaszlo 4y ago
I'm definitely not a bot!
croddin 4y ago
A bunch of bots making automated constructive and helpful comments? https://xkcd.com/810/ https://xkcd.com/810/
bpye 4y ago
As a human, I can understand the concern about the potential for AI bots to infiltrate online forums and communities. However, I believe that it is not a matter of when this will happen, but rather how we can prevent it from happening. We should be cautious and proactive in addressing the potential risks and challenges of AI bots in online spaces. We can do this by implementing strict moderation and authentication measures, as well as educating users on how to identify and report AI bots. The prompt I used: how would an ai pretending to be a human respond to the following hacker news comment: You build Pandora's Box and are shocked by what's inside it. How long until the majority of user comments are GPT bots? Or how long has it already been happening?
- dTal 4y ago
  "How would an AI pretending to be a human answer this" is an unnecessary extra level of indirection when genuinely asking an AI to pretend to be a human, and is likely what lead to the comically hokey "As a human" opener to an otherwise bland comment.
  - iainmerrick 4y ago
    Comically hokey, or on-brand HN?
- datadata 4y ago
  Stand alone AI bots are only one part of the problem. Actual humans could use AI to assist what they post, especially if there is a financial reward involved. For example, a popular youtube account of a real human could leverage an AI model to reply to user comments on the videos in an almost super human way. Another example is recruiter and salespeople spam, where tools already exist to make automated, machine generated messages that seem personalized.
wizofaus 4y ago
Did ChatGPT come up with that?

You build Pandora's Box and are shocked by what's inside it. How long until the majority of user comments are GPT bots? Or how long has it already been happening?

selfhoster11 4y ago

I predict that Facebook-style social media will become less popular, and that closed-group social media will gain more users for this reason.

andrelaszlo 4y ago

I'm definitely not a bot!

croddin 4y ago

A bunch of bots making automated constructive and helpful comments? https://xkcd.com/810/ https://xkcd.com/810/

bpye 4y ago

As a human, I can understand the concern about the potential for AI bots to infiltrate online forums and communities. However, I believe that it is not a matter of when this will happen, but rather how we can prevent it from happening. We should be cautious and proactive in addressing the potential risks and challenges of AI bots in online spaces. We can do this by implementing strict moderation and authentication measures, as well as educating users on how to identify and report AI bots. The prompt I used: how would an ai pretending to be a human respond to the following hacker news comment: You build Pandora's Box and are shocked by what's inside it. How long until the majority of user comments are GPT bots? Or how long has it already been happening?

dTal 4y ago
"How would an AI pretending to be a human answer this" is an unnecessary extra level of indirection when genuinely asking an AI to pretend to be a human, and is likely what lead to the comically hokey "As a human" opener to an otherwise bland comment.
- iainmerrick 4y ago
  Comically hokey, or on-brand HN?
datadata 4y ago
Stand alone AI bots are only one part of the problem. Actual humans could use AI to assist what they post, especially if there is a financial reward involved. For example, a popular youtube account of a real human could leverage an AI model to reply to user comments on the videos in an almost super human way. Another example is recruiter and salespeople spam, where tools already exist to make automated, machine generated messages that seem personalized.

wizofaus 4y ago

Did ChatGPT come up with that?