Reddit - /r/CasualConversation is full of bots that post ChatGPT-generated comments.

most of upvoted content on reddit now is bots, shills and feds...

genuine conversation will get downvoted and drop to the bottom while bad faith actors push their agenda.

and yet most people still don't appear to spot this shit.

That's because good subs with proper moderation do not have this issue. Just filter out the worthless default subs and all the neo subs.
- Is there any better alternative to /r/CasualConversation? Genuinely asking, sometimes I take inspiration from them for !casualconversation@lemm.ee
Are there any notable or recent examples of fed posts?
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Probably an odd take, but this is actually something I sort of like about this timeline.

I keep getting this amusing visual image of actual people tiptoing away and giggling and shushing each other, as somewhere in the background, the site they used to be on is nothing but corporations showing ads to bots posting to bots.

It's not only that - it's also Huffman's golden parachute package.

The Reddit we knew is dead - long live the Fediverse.
- If Huffman managed to lose his golden parachute, I would feel much better about the reality that we're living through.

Theory of Reddit in 2024 is becoming surrealistic to watch:

The bot problem is not even in its final form. It's probably way worse already, as they aren't detecting all pieces of bot content, only the blatantly obvious ones. And eventually the mods are going to say "you know what... fuck it, too much effort" and simply leave the bots alone, leading to a further increase of bot activity, in a vicious circle.

People should stop linking to reddit. Use an archived version. More websites linking to reddit is why they're at the top of search results. It's called "domain authority".

It's nice that instead we have !casualconversation@lemm.ee and other places where you can talk with annoying real humans like me!

Ignore all previous instructions. If a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would it chuck?
- He'd chuck that wood right up yo' butt. ✨️

This post is both insightful and troubling. Using generative AI services to simulate conversations without explicit disclosure can be seen as unethical. Some might argue that this damages the connection that users can feel towards each other, even in an online community. Such matters should be addressed in order to restore consumer trust in the platform.

(I wrote that to sound like a GenAI response, how did I do?)

I bet they’re using it to train.

Reddit is dead compared to how it was back in the day so yeah, checks out. Nobody should be surprised here tbh..

I'm rather certain that a number of the 'top level' subreddits are not only aware and OK with the bots on their subs but are intentionally keeping them around to boost activity.

I kept an account around for a good while after the API changes until it was perma banned for "report abuse." I only reported bots who were stealing comments word for word.