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.

  • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world
    371·
    10 days ago

    You’d be surprised how many people simp for authoritarian regimes for free because they think sucking off Asad Khamenei is sticking it to the man <insert ML bullshit about imperialism here>

    • phtheven@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      10 days ago

      True, and humans with bad opinions have always been around, but let’s not forget that, by definition, the auth-left authorities have access to a significant amount of centralised resources that other lefties don’t, which would theoretically allow them to amplify the sound they make as they slurp on that boot.

      • RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world
        8·
        10 days ago

        Honestly I don’t think they have much infrastructure, what they have online is more time, while the rest of us are out supporting our neighbors or trying to have a meaningful impact on the state of the world, they’re busy glazing Al-Sharaa.

        But even on Lemmy their takes are unpopular, they’re just visible because we don’t filter them, and they get an initial boost because we (normies) are busy living life, while they are busy on their discords (🤔 weird how they use the same tools as right wingers to “organize”) telling eachother where to post their way to the “revolution”.

  • lemmylommy@lemmy.world
    24·
    9 days ago

    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.

  • Nalivai@lemmy.world
    11·
    9 days ago

    Not only this is a very astute observation, it is an observation that puts you apart from every other person — this makes you quite possibly the smartest baby of 1996.

  • False@lemmy.world
    11·
    10 days ago

    Lemmy’s architecture seems incredibly vulnerable to bots, but I think it’s still so small that no one really cares to.

  • Twongo [she/her]@lemmy.ml
    8·
    10 days ago

    That’s an excellent question! It might be hard to convince you that i am in fact not a bot – why would there be bots on Lemmy?

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    9 days ago

    I’m not legally required to tell you, but I can say this anyway: I did correctly identify some traffic lights earlier today, and I got over 80% correct and very few maimed pedestrians.

  • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    10 days ago

    Astroturfing was a thing long before llms, and the ideologies largely haven’t changed. If you weren’t already thinking critically about what you read you were screwed anyway. Which people largely weren’t and, as a result, were largely already screwed anyway.

      • MrNesser@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 days ago

        Lister: “No. Shhh. I’m busy.”

        Talkie Toaster “Not busy eating toast though are you?”

        Lister: “I don’t want any.”

        Talkie Toaster: “The whole purpose of my existence is meaningless if you don’t want toast.”

        Lister: “Good.”

        Talkie Toaster: “I toast, therefore I am.”

        classic