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Why em dashes specifically? Why is THAT what we blame on AI?

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[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

To be honest I thought AI was already used to flood popular message boards with user content trying to sound natural to show user engagement.

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah for sure, but there's always something off that screams fake.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

until it doesn't anymore ...

explanation: 10% it looks fake so you think you can recognize it easily meanwhile 90% avoids detection that way.

[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

That's why I prefer lemmy! Real users.

[–] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

First it was trolls, then it was trolls using AI. I understand why many users are abandoning social networks.

you forgot the oligarchs trying to make it the new Volksempfänger

[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Trolls arguing AI bots would be a whole new level lol