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Recent posts on texting / ghosting - are they real?

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Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 07:43

I don’t know if I’ve watched too much black mirror… but I’ve seen about 5 posts in the last few says on texting (hot/cold, long gaps etc), or ghosting - that are so similar and all read in a slightly detached way.

Sometimes they want to know if it’s happened to you - sometimes it happening to them but it’s all very high level manner, kind of like a Google search.

The user is always curious, and finds the perspectives interesting. The initial post is always a similar length and style. The friendship was often ‘close’ until this - though not much detail on this.

has anyone else noticed this? My mind jumped to it being an online AI agony aunt programme gathering data for its service!!!!

unless these issues are suddenly even more in the ether and people don’t read recent posts….

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Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 18:14

JayEffSee · 27/10/2024 16:27

There's another one now, about reconnecting with a friend who has been absent.

I'm absolutely sure its AI written 🙄

Ooh I’ll have a look. I’ve never been to that section

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Howdotheydothis · 27/10/2024 17:12

A lot of article/tiktok fodder farming going on

AccountCreateUsername · 27/10/2024 17:08

I created a post in site stuff to ask but it has zero replies.

JayEffSee · 27/10/2024 16:27

There's another one now, about reconnecting with a friend who has been absent.

I'm absolutely sure its AI written 🙄

SassyDeer · 27/10/2024 11:56

Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 08:14

Hahaha. Aah so true….. Thinking I’ve seen trueblueboar on the go recently too

Last nights one was sassydeer (the algorithm is evolving) asking about ghosting on AIBU. With 90 replies :(

The only reply OP has done is the most AI thing I’ve heard.
‘Curiosity doesn’t mean lack of understanding - sometimes it’s just about wanting to hear different perspectives. It’s interesting to see the various reasons people have for handling things the way they do.’

It really disconcerts me somehow - like a parasite!

presuming it’s def not a real person who’s just very….clinical.

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You’re ridiculous 🙄

AccountCreateUsername · 27/10/2024 10:40

And not a TAAT but know the thread you mean. I thought AI rather than rubbish journo

FuzzyPuffling · 27/10/2024 10:40

There seem to be a lot more bot-style adverts recently too.

AccountCreateUsername · 27/10/2024 10:38

I was going to ask on site section whether MNHQ have authorised the use of ai on the site. I wonder if academic or other organisations have approached MNHQ to train LLMs. would we be expected to be told or assured that there are no AI generated posts here?

DreamW3aver · 27/10/2024 09:37

Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 08:16

Oh yeah - I hadn’t thought of that. Equally disappointing…. Not quite as disconcerting to me as an online agony aunt chat function training itself so I kind of hope it’s that!

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Suggesting it's a DM journo is a lazy trope, there are so many weird and wonderful genuine threads they pick up that imo it's extremely unlikely they start banal ones on subjects that anyone can answer from their own imagination

gwanmen · 27/10/2024 08:21

I thought MN gives everyone user and then numbers as a suggestion.. like user12345678

‘Curiosity doesn’t mean lack of understanding - sometimes it’s just about wanting to hear different perspectives. It’s interesting to see the various reasons people have for handling things the way they do.’

This is so creepy! Definitely a bot

BabyCloud · 27/10/2024 08:20

I noticed alot of threads but I thought it showed a bit of reality. Friendships seem to be on the back burner for many these days.

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Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 08:18

JayEffSee · 27/10/2024 08:16

Those are the names that MN auto generate and suggest to new users, I think!

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Then there’s an awful lot of new users with exactly the same writing style on texting and ghosting.

i think the reason it jumped out to me is that it’s such an emotive and sensitive topic when it happens to you that the OPs normally end up sharing more detail and revealing their own vulnerabilities….. rather than sounding like a robot.

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Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 08:16

HowardTJMoon · 27/10/2024 08:12

Probably some shitty Daily Mail writer desperately trying to get some content for an article

Oh yeah - I hadn’t thought of that. Equally disappointing…. Not quite as disconcerting to me as an online agony aunt chat function training itself so I kind of hope it’s that!

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JayEffSee · 27/10/2024 08:16

FuzzyPuffling · 27/10/2024 07:53

There seem to be a lot of user names in the pattern of adjective/colour/animal too.

My fatbluespider senses smell a smallredrat.

Those are the names that MN auto generate and suggest to new users, I think!

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Anotheranonymousnameismine · 27/10/2024 08:14

FuzzyPuffling · 27/10/2024 07:53

There seem to be a lot of user names in the pattern of adjective/colour/animal too.

My fatbluespider senses smell a smallredrat.

Hahaha. Aah so true….. Thinking I’ve seen trueblueboar on the go recently too

Last nights one was sassydeer (the algorithm is evolving) asking about ghosting on AIBU. With 90 replies :(

The only reply OP has done is the most AI thing I’ve heard.
‘Curiosity doesn’t mean lack of understanding - sometimes it’s just about wanting to hear different perspectives. It’s interesting to see the various reasons people have for handling things the way they do.’

It really disconcerts me somehow - like a parasite!

presuming it’s def not a real person who’s just very….clinical.

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CostelloJones · 27/10/2024 08:14

This happened a few months ago as well where there was about 10 threads about “zombie threads” going at once

HowardTJMoon · 27/10/2024 08:12

Probably some shitty Daily Mail writer desperately trying to get some content for an article

DreamW3aver · 27/10/2024 08:10

I've not noticed the ghosting threads but I did see another thread making a similar observation to yours so you may be onto something

MyBigFatGreekSalad · 27/10/2024 07:54

FuzzyPuffling · 27/10/2024 07:53

There seem to be a lot of user names in the pattern of adjective/colour/animal too.

My fatbluespider senses smell a smallredrat.

🤣🤣🤣

FuzzyPuffling · 27/10/2024 07:53

There seem to be a lot of user names in the pattern of adjective/colour/animal too.

My fatbluespider senses smell a smallredrat.

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