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0 pointshootz4d ago0 comments

We already get a ton of bots, but it's still better than other social networks. The only reliable way to get rid of LLM bots is to add friction to community participation, and that's not what we do here, so we get bots, and ones increasingly harder to identify.

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smalltorch4d ago

What's the practical defense to prevent yourself from engaging in fake content?

pwg4d ago

The same way you prevent yourself from engaging with trolls. Be alert, pay attention, when you get the sense you are engaging in fake content (or with a troll) then disengage.

smalltorch4d ago

Ok, but let's say in the future it becomes impossible to distinguish.

I use your comment

The same way you [prevent] yourself from [engaging] with trolls. Be alert, [pay attention], when you get the [sense] you are engaging in [fake content] (or with a troll) then [disengage].

The same way you [prohibit] yourself from [involving] with trolls. Be alert, [take note], when you get the [hunch] you are engaging in [fluff] (or with a troll) then [withdrawal].

That's enough data to encode.

Does even matter? As long as the replies are sufficiently relevant, and I am completely blinded.

bediger40004d ago

I would urge you to be more generous with upvotes, down otes, and article flags. You see something that might be "AI"? Down vote. See an "I wrote a holy book with Claude" article? Flag. Downvote all comments on it.

This gets you in the habit of spotting slop, and sends signals to slop posters and HN moderation algorithms. If enough of us do this, we can clean up the joint.

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smalltorch4d ago

What's the practical defense to prevent yourself from engaging in fake content?

pwg4d ago

The same way you prevent yourself from engaging with trolls. Be alert, pay attention, when you get the sense you are engaging in fake content (or with a troll) then disengage.

smalltorch4d ago

Ok, but let's say in the future it becomes impossible to distinguish.

I use your comment

The same way you [prevent] yourself from [engaging] with trolls. Be alert, [pay attention], when you get the [sense] you are engaging in [fake content] (or with a troll) then [disengage].

The same way you [prohibit] yourself from [involving] with trolls. Be alert, [take note], when you get the [hunch] you are engaging in [fluff] (or with a troll) then [withdrawal].

That's enough data to encode.

Does even matter? As long as the replies are sufficiently relevant, and I am completely blinded.

bediger40004d ago

This gets you in the habit of spotting slop, and sends signals to slop posters and HN moderation algorithms. If enough of us do this, we can clean up the joint.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse