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minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThe article basically says that posting using the API will get posts labeled as “[App]”. That’s what it boils down to. They even talk about human accounts using AI to write posts.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIf you can connect to a site using a browser, so can a bot.
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoYes, but what does that have to do with my comment? (edit: they explained the context below)
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoI’m just saying that the proposed solution will be ineffective at filtering bots, but create a false sense of security.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoIt’ll be much more annoying to automate but can’t the ais just use computers now? Much more expensive to manage bot farms though
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIt’s trivial to automate browser clicks like that with AI these days. But yeah, more expensive than an API call.
The article basically says that posting using the API will get posts labeled as “[App]”. That’s what it boils down to. They even talk about human accounts using AI to write posts.
If you can connect to a site using a browser, so can a bot.
Yes, but what does that have to do with my comment? (edit: they explained the context below)
I’m just saying that the proposed solution will be ineffective at filtering bots, but create a false sense of security.
It’ll be much more annoying to automate but can’t the ais just use computers now?
Much more expensive to manage bot farms though
It’s trivial to automate browser clicks like that with AI these days.
But yeah, more expensive than an API call.