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Yeah, well, you know how it is. I like some stuff, I don’t so much like some other stuff.
![A polite disagreement bot ring is flooding Bluesky - reply guy as a (dis) service
By Amy and David on 7 December 2024
On the Bluesky social network, you may notice a lot of drive-by responses from accounts that rarely or never post — they just reply to other accounts.
The reply pattern starts with a phrase like "I respectfully disagree" and follows it with a fatuous objection. Another pattern is to start by agreeing, then pivot to trying to start a fight.
These responses are clearly from LLMs. Some Bluesky users have even gotten the bots to post a haiku, spill their prompt, or argue with another bot. [Bluesky.]
Denise Paolucci (rahaeli on Bluesky) cofounded blog site Dreamwidth and previously worked in trust and safety at LiveJournal. She has a ton of experience with every possible form of social media bad actor and regularly posts on Bluesky about trust and safety. Lately, she's been writing about our bot friends.
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