How do we know that the people on reddit aren’t talking to bots? Now, or in the future? what about lemmy?

Even If I am on a human instance that checks every account on PII, what about those other instances? How do I know as a server admin that I can trust another instance?

I don’t talk about spam bots. Bots that resemble humans. Bots that use statistical information of real human beings on when and how often to post and comment (that is public knowledge on lemmy).

    • gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 month ago

      I think Turing’s Test was only about the quality of AI. But there’s still outside-of-the-digital-world characteristics that distinguish humans from AI. For example, you’d be able to walk up to a server administrator and speak to them in person so they give you an account on their server. AI could never do that.

      • 60d@lemmy.caEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Sure, but OP is just asking about the quality of responses from AI bots on Lemmy. I don’t think he’s planning on meeting us to verify lol

  • njm1314@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Uh-oh, this guy seems like he’s one little step away from being a soliptist. Tread carefully buddy.

  • haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    1 month ago

    Its not important to know, honestly. Most contacts on lemmy will be pretty short and in passing. I would say nobody ever knows. If people escalate their relationship, at some point a bot would probably trip up.

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I disagree. if someone is running AI accounts with whatever reason, including trying to steer opinion, it would be kind of important to find them and know who does it

  • mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    There’s no airtight way to prove someone online isn’t a bot. Even “proof” can be spoofed. But here’s the thing, conversation, nuance, humor, mistakes, and context sensitivity are hard for bots to fake consistently. Ask something personal. Something complex. Something off-the-wall. See how they handle it.

    And even then, trust has to be earned over time. One post doesn’t make a person, or a bot.

    Suspicion is healthy. Certainty is rare.

  • Zacryon@feddit.org
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    1 month ago

    Ask for a community meeting, so you can see that those people are real.

    Despite that, I don’t see any effective counter measure in the long run.

    Currently, sure, with a keen eye you might be able to spot characteristics of one or the other LLM. But that’d be a lucky find.

  • Kissaki@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Does it make a difference if they’re indistinguishable? With filter bubbles and echo chambers, it feels like maybe it doesn’t matter what percentage is bots. Use the usual moderation tools for decency.

  • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
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    1 month ago

    No one is paying me a monthly sub for me to pretend being interested in the shit they want to say. So it’s a safe bet to say I’m not an AI ;)
    Edit: and since i have no battery to recharge and no EULA, I can deduce I’m not a robot either.

    edit: clicked too fast.

  • rosco385@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago
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