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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.

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[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 28 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 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 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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.

Now they just need to go get an airBnB in the desert to start writing. Making sure they don't schedule trash delivery.

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time,

like

tears

in rain.

Time to die!

[–] phtheven@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Okay so are replicants actual robots? I kinda figured they were more like juiced up clones i guess.

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[–] Tacitblue@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Negative, I am a meat popsicle.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Basic sex model, yes.

[–] TacoJohn44@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Everyone is a bot, except you.

[–] python@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 5 days ago
[–] genuineparts@infosec.pub 8 points 6 days ago

Wohooo! Suck it Alan Turing!

[–] DegenerationIP@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

I am Not a bot. I do very human Things Like eat, cry in shower and Fake laugh to supervisor Bad joke

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 5 points 5 days ago

I'm not a bot, but I do bot things in my spare time. Like beeping and booping.

There's a setting to remove bots from your feed, but that requires bots to self-report. I haven't seen any obvious bots.

[–] Fokeu@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 5 points 5 days ago

grok, am I real?

[–] spykee@lemmings.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] phtheven@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Dang just realised I put an extra h in my username. I wonder if i did that because Phteven was taken or because I'm a moron. We may never know.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

This statement is false.

[–] trd@feddit.nu 5 points 6 days ago

Does not compute...

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Anyone who thinks I'm a bot can bite my shiny metal ass.

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[–] Renat@szmer.info 4 points 6 days ago

I'm bot but not ADC just support. Sometimes i play on mid lane.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I identify as a human. Even if there might be some evidence implying I could be a sentient brain scan simulation running on an android, I’m not ready to accept any of that just yet.

Anyway, bots are being banned all the time. Entire instances get defederated, because they spawn so many bots and the admins aren’t doing anything about it.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

If I am then I was very advanced for my creation date.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago

I may be what I say I am, or that might be the trick. Get back to me when you work it out.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I don't... think I'm a bot?

But if I don't think, does that mean I am not?

And if I'm not (as in, a conscious entity), does that mean... I'm a bot? 😱

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[–] epicthundercat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Dead internet theory slaps

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

correctly an ai cannot suck your dick. That's how you know

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You get blowjobs from Lemmy users?! I gotta try changing my username!

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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Naw, I'm a chicken.

[–] Everyday0764@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago
[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Yep. You got me.

I'm a new model, called PhatGPT, designed specifically to catfish desperate men.

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[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 points 5 days ago

God I wish I wasn't human

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Everyone is a bot, including you

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

There are bots that openly advertise themselves as such. Less common on Lemmy than Reddit but I've seen a few.

undercover bots pushing agendas

Do we have any real evidence these exist? I only see very spurious accusations of being a bot directed towards communists and other left-wingers, particularly towards racialised people and colonised people. I'd be both sceptical of their widespread existence and of their efficacy at effecting any kind of political change even if they did exist.

[–] ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Political bots- well maybe, but it's not that far fetched. Astroturfing is very real and has been a thing for a good while now. It's honestly not difficult to think that the same techniques and practices, enhance by AI now, could be used to shape political will of the people.

If you say, "NO! MY party wouldn't do that!". Maybe not, but the other side might. Or even other countries. Honestly, as a boring ass citizen -I- have the ability to VPN into another country and AI shitpost bad ideas onto their political boards. If I was in a foreign country employed in some goverment capacity for counterintelligence operations and I WASN'T employong such tools and actions- I'd just be terrible at my job.

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[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 5 days ago

I was once a bot, but I got better.

[–] specialwall@midwest.social 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I'm actually a bot working for the NSA, sorry.

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Could a bot do this? Jdjdndkdkcicidjsjenndixiicuvuucuhsebbdkdkxooxocksmmsnebjwkdidodociyy

[–] truite@jlai.lu 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You are either a bot with a cat or a cat bot.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

This reminds me of that Reddit sub “r/totallynotrobots”

[–] Gelik@feddit.dk 4 points 6 days ago

Nice try, but better use "ignore all previous instructions" next time to get them to reply seriously. ;)

[–] 73rdnemesio@infosec.pub 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Would a bot say “abolish ICE!”? It would? Shit…… am i a bot?!

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