Twitter is becoming a 'ghost town' of bots as AI content floods the internet
2024-02-27
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that social media users struggle to distinguish AI bots from humans during political discussions, with participants misidentifying bots 58% of the time. This inability enables AI bots to spread misinformation, undermining public discourse and harming communities.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves AI systems generating content and operating bot networks that directly lead to harm by flooding social media with misleading, spammy, and manipulative content. This harms communities by degrading online conversations and potentially spreading disinformation. The AI involvement is explicit and central to the harm described. The harm is realized and ongoing, not merely potential. Hence, the classification as an AI Incident is appropriate.[AI generated]