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>AI-generated replies really are the scourge of Twitter these days This is a complex problem. But the first step of that problem is Twitter/X Avoid it, and th
by curiousObject 7mo ago
>AI-generated replies really are the scourge of Twitter these days
This is a complex problem. But the first step of that problem is Twitter/X
Avoid it, and the next step toward a solution may be easier.
- amelius 7mo agoLook at it from the other side: if Twitter/X gets swamped in AI slop, maybe that could be the end of it.
- bambax 7mo agoYes. I quit over a year ago. I don't miss it. It's a useless and toxic platform.
- Gigachad 7mo agoHN is getting filled with AI generated articles and comments too. There's very few places safe from the avalanche of slop coming.
- hexaga 7mo agoThe solution is a social one. Most of the reason it's a problem in the first place is people defending/propagating slop as if it's worth something. The quantity isn't so high that community moderation can't handle it if it becomes socially unacceptable.
- benterix 7mo agoThat's true but it's just like with ICOs, the so-called Web3.0 and so on - there is a percentage of people aggressively promoting these, with a part of the community getting fascinated like with everything new, then with time novelty fades and people have a more balanced view of the new tech and these things get downvoted quickly.
- zombot 7mo agoI tend to agree, but seeing how the AI cult has turned into a veritable religion I struggle to share your optimism.
- motbus3 7mo agoYes! You are absolutely correct! (Pun intended)
- kevinak 7mo agoOne way to combat this would be to force users to stake something. Pay 10 bucks to your account and if you misbehave by spamming or posting only AI slop, you lose it. Brings with it other problems, of course.
- OutOfHere 7mo agoThat's a nonsense idea because it fails to define how low-quality undeclared slop (LQUS) can accurately even be classified. Also, if money is on the line, it will be taken away even when the article is not LQUS.
- akramachamarei 7mo agoI agree, but there is a slight alteration of the proposal which could work rather well. Pay $10 to get in, but no change to the procedures by which your account is revoked. This puts a price on sock puppets, while almost any legitimate, normal user only wants one account, and gets it for a trivial fee. This may also relax the pressure to monetize through ads, which could have perks.
- kevinak 7mo agoYep! This pretty much!
- sph 7mo agoThere's stacker.news - of course centred on Bitcoin discussion - that works on this principle. Posting and upvoting are actual microtransactions.
- OutOfHere 7mo agoIn fairness, the bigger problem as I see in comments is accusations of slop with zero evidence, often in an unfair attempt to suppress the takeaway message of an article.