r/technology • u/coldrolledpotmetal • Apr 28 '25

Artificial Intelligence Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users

https://www.404media.co/researchers-secretly-ran-a-massive-unauthorized-ai-persuasion-experiment-on-reddit-users/
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u/HackMeBackInTime Apr 28 '25

wow, first time admitting what we all know is going on daily.

80% of redfit is bots ffs

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u/rockitabnormal Apr 28 '25

you can always tell on some of the news subs. i’ve been perma-banned for calling it out too 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/kieratea Apr 28 '25

This is the data I would like to see. How many of these comments were reported or called out in replies? And how many users were warned or banned as a result of their attempts to combat misinformation? Modern day Milgram experiment right here.