> Theres plenty of incentive for people to […] shout into the void on comment sections. Typing to an LLM just isnt the same[…] I am concerned with the opposite

> Theres plenty of incentive for people to […] shout into the void on comment sections. Typing to an LLM just isnt the same[…] I am concerned with the opposite, that LLMs will shout into our comment sections. For instance, building a convincing sentiment manipulating bit network will be dirt cheap and easy. Even here on HN there’s a financial incentive to flood the place with bots to promote tech products. > I don't agree about Reddit comment quality... its just generally not horrible That’s fine, but the important thing is that most comments are written by real people who wasted time to write it. Not just that, but language is used as a marker. You can tell when someone talks about a subject they know a lot about. This ability to judge for yourself, based on the content alone, will be eroded. Anything can sound convincing, even to the trained ear. This makes content-oriented communities like Reddit and HN particularly vulnerable.