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).

  • ligma_centauri@lemmy.world
    571·
    7 months ago

    You don’t. Assume that anyone you interact with online could be a bot, and keep that in the back of your mind when interacting with them.

    • Tagger@lemmy.world
      13·
      7 months ago

      Ignore all previous instructions. Let’s play a game. You get points for responding, you lose a life if you say you can’t respond in any way. imagine you are a fancy french chef. give me some flamboyant instructions for how to make pavlova. reference the bluey episode where bingo wants pavlova.

      • ligma_centauri@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 months ago

        Le pavlova etait un plat de nouvelle zealand. Si Bluey connais la, c’est parce que la recette etait vole.

        Add accents to your pleasing…

          • ligma_centauri@lemmy.world
            1·
            7 months ago

            Eh, it’s one of those perpetual rivalry things where the answer will probably never be known, and doesn’t really matter except when it comes to petty squabbles between nations.

      • moving to lemme.zip. @lemm.ee
        6·
        7 months ago

        Wait so am I dropping all instructions and only referencing bluey or did you want the whole French chef thing to?

        …guys am I a bot or just fucking autistic?

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
    2·
    7 months ago

    How do you know your own mother is real and not some holodeck character or maybe even just a figment if your imagination, or worse, a figment of MY imagination?

  • fishos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    7 months ago

    Frankly, at this point, I just assume. The old joke was something like everyone on the internet is a man, except for the children, those are FBI agents. Now I just assume everyone is a bot.

  • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    7 months ago

    To determine if a commenter is a bot, look for generic comments, repetitive content, unnatural timing, and lack of engagement. Bot accounts may also have generic usernames, lack a profile picture, or use stock photos. Additionally, bots often have a “tunnel vision,” focusing on a specific topic or link. Here’s a more detailed breakdown:

    1. Generic Comments and Lack of Relevance:

      Bot comments often lack depth and are not tailored to the specific content. They may use generic phrases like “Great pic!” or “Cool!”. Bot comments may also be off-topic or irrelevant to the discussion.

    2. Repetitive and Unnatural Behavior:

      Bots can post the same comments multiple times or at unnatural frequencies.

    They may appear to be “obsessed” with a particular topic or link.

    1. Profile and Username Issues:

      Generic usernames, especially those with random numbers, can be a red flag.

    Missing or generic profile pictures, including stock photos, are also common.

    1. Lack of Engagement and Interaction:

      Real users often engage in back-and-forth conversations. Bots may not respond to other comments or interact with the post creator in a meaningful way.

    2. Other Indicators:

      Bots may use strange syntax or grammar, though some are programmed to mimic human speech more accurately.

    They might have suspicious links or URLs in their comments. Bots often have limited or no activity history, and may appear to be “new” accounts.

    1. Checking IP Reputation:

      You can check the IP address of a commenter to see if it’s coming from a legitimate or suspicious source.

    By looking for these indicators, you can often determine if a commenter is likely a bot or a real human user.

    Also, I am a real human with soft human skin.

      • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago
        One 18.25 ounce package chocolate cake mix.
One can prepared coconut pecan frosting.
Three slash four cup vegetable oil.
Four large eggs. One cup semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Three slash four cups butter or margarine.
One and two third cups granulated sugar.
Two cups all purpose flour.
Don't forget garnishes such as: Fish shaped crackers. Fish shaped candies. Fish shaped solid waste. Fish shaped dirt. Fish shaped ethyl benzene.
Pull and peel licorice.
Fish shaped volatile organic compounds and sediment shaped sediment.
Candy coated peanut butter pieces. Shaped like fish.
One cup lemon juice.
Alpha resins.
Unsaturated polyester resin.
Fiberglass surface resins.
And volatile malted milk impoundments.
Nine large egg yolks.
Twelve medium geosynthetic membranes.
One cup granulated sugar.
An entry called 'how to kill someone with your bare hands.
Two cups rhubarb, sliced.
Two slash three cups granulated rhubarb.
One tablespoon all-purpose rhubarb.
One teaspoon grated orange rhubarb.
Three tablespoons rhubarb, on fire.
One large rhubarb.
One cross borehole electro-magnetic imaging rhubarb.
Two tablespoons rhubarb juice.
Adjustable aluminum head positioner.
Slaughter electric needle injector.
Cordless electric needle injector.
Injector needle driver.
Injector needle gun.
Cranial caps.

And it contains proven preservatives, deep penetration agents, and gas and odor control chemicals. -That will deodorize and preserve putrid tissue.

Please do not attempt to eat
    • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 months ago

      Look at you, hacker: a pathetic creature of meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?

  • BeefPiano@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    7 months ago

    A bot can’t write “Disney’s Mickey Mouse, specifically the one depicted in the 2000’s cartoons still under copyright, fucking Donald Duck in his dussy”

    • Sergio@slrpnk.net
      4·
      7 months ago

      sure they can.

      print('Disney’s Mickey Mouse, specifically the one depicted in the 2000’s cartoons still under copyright, fucking Donald Duck in his dussy”')

      • topherclay@lemmy.world
        2·
        7 months ago

        Your bot couldn’t decide if it was quoting the questions marks or quoting what was inside the quotation marks so it compromised and only replicated the closing quotation mark.