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Researchers used AI bots to influence opinions on Reddit sub r/changemyview. The bots were 3-6 times more effective at changing views than humans (twitter.com)
posted 1 year ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent 1 year ago by The_Shadow_of_Intent +108 / -0
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– The_Shadow_of_Intent [S] 38 points 1 year ago +38 / -0

Couple takeaways for me:

  1. The bots downloaded user post histories to tailor-fit their responses, which is probably the most significant factor in their effectiveness

  2. The actual posts made by the bots are obviously AI slop.

It seems that native marketing and influence operations may become entirely bot-driven. Sadly, layoffs are incoming in Tel Aviv and Eglin.

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– The_Shadow_of_Intent [S] 21 points 1 year ago +21 / -0

Also lol at the moderators crying about it. You turkeys are about to be shot with 100x the volume of unsanctioned influence operations, and there's nothing you can do about it. You're retarded.

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– Vivs3rdSock 20 points 1 year ago +20 / -0

lol at the moderators crying about it

"Change my mind"

/minds are changed

surprisedpikachu.png

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– undecidedmask2 18 points 1 year ago +18 / -0

That's pretty interesting. Tailor-made responses is such a simple tactic I feel stupid for not ever thinking of that myself.

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– Hugs 32 points 1 year ago +32 / -0

Then boy do I have a screenplay for you:

Awkward male highschooler has a crush on the hottest girl in his year and wants to ask her to prom but is too scared and weebish. He discovers the power of AI and scrubs all her social media posts then gets ChatGPT (called BratGPT in the movie because we can't afford the licensing and we want to appeal to a young female audience) to compose an ask-out request in the form of a musical score. He gets cold feet because remember he's weebish and also his parents voted for Kamala so he has pussy genes, so BratGPT develops a consciousness and asks the girl out instead. BratGPT fucks the girl, Tony and Imp get in a catfight and ruin each other's dresses, and the guy gets contact leprosy and dies. The end.

I looked at everyone's post history to tailor make this for everyone.

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– SuurSuomi39_II 18 points 1 year ago +18 / -0

Tony and Imp get in a catfight and ruin each other's dresses

Some of you who post on this board are genuinely hilarious.

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– MegoThor 11 points 1 year ago +11 / -0

Soundtrack by Wheatus.

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– Theacefospades 10 points 1 year ago +10 / -0

10/10

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– deleted 9 points 1 year ago +9 / -0
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– Theacefospades 8 points 1 year ago +8 / -0

10/10

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– ApparentlyImAHeretic 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0

become

I've got news for you

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– censorthisss 12 points 1 year ago +12 / -0

How did they determine that a view was actually changed?

I skimmed it and only saw the part about being gifted reddit fag awards, but that isn't indicative of changing someone's mind.

"I'm a conservative and I get being against woke, but"

lol

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– TheOutlaw 20 points 1 year ago +20 / -0

There's a special symbol they use to indicate a changed view. It's as fake and gay as everything else on that site but that's probably the measure they're using. There are multiple sides to the astroturfing with everybody fucking with everybody else. It reminds of the Family Guy joke where one pedo accidentally lures another pedo to his house.

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– maycausedrowsiness 5 points 1 year ago +5 / -0

How do they know that those whose views were changed aren't also bots?

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– TheOutlaw 6 points 1 year ago +6 / -0

That's what I'm getting at. It's a bunch of shills trying to manipulate each other. Nothing about that site is genuine, and Spez is defrauding investors with obviously fake engagement numbers.

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– The_Shadow_of_Intent [S] 7 points 1 year ago +7 / -0

In that subreddit, you show that a post changed your mind by awarding a confirmed fag award called a "delta"

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– censorthisss 6 points 1 year ago +6 / -0

Gotcha. Safe to assume 99/100 are libs trying to make it seem like the argument is so strong that others should consider changing their view "too"

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– freedomlogic 5 points 1 year ago +5 / -0

Funny enough, I was just thinking.

Its been known for a long time, that just repeating things over and over and giving the illusion of being the "main consensus" is pretty effective by itself.

Yes, repeatedly stating something can create the illusion of authority or truth, a phenomenon known as the "illusory truth effect" or "repetition bias". This effect is rooted in cognitive processing: when we hear something repeatedly, it becomes easier to process and recall, leading us to perceive it as more credible and therefore, more likely to be true.

Weird.

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– GamingTheSystem-01 4 points 1 year ago +4 / -0

Jokes on them, the OP was a bot too.

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– deleted 4 points 1 year ago +4 / -0
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– HallucinatoryBeing 3 points 1 year ago +3 / -0

AI doesn't argue to save its own ego or denigrate people with snarky responses, either.

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– deleted 5 points 1 year ago +5 / -0
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– OmegaBird 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0

Redditors are retarded sheeple that don't form their own opinion. Only what the mass of the site says, who knew.

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– scruffyshoulders 1 point 1 year ago +1 / -0

I see dipshits all over this site asking for recommendations because they are too lazy to form their own options all the fucking time.

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– CaptainTrouble 2 points 1 year ago +2 / -0

When are we going to finally end the illusion of democracy?

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