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Sorry if this has been asked a lot! Is pointing out a chat bot the same as trolling?

34 replies

HowDoYouMakeAHormone · 20/07/2023 19:13

because when they are obvious in AIBU.

i would like to think we wouldn't be banned for alerting people to the fake posts but, we already are so.......?

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PinkIcedCream · 20/07/2023 22:11

I thought they were used by companies to answer simple questions that don't actually solve your problem.

How does it work on a forum?

PinkIcedCream · 20/07/2023 22:09

What are chat bots?

TheSeaDoesntKnowMyName · 20/07/2023 22:05

EuniceNewtonFoote · 20/07/2023 22:03

How do you know they're bots or AI or whatever?

You can tell

There's a pattern to the phrasing

coxesorangepippin · 20/07/2023 22:04

Is this because of the Yorkshire one t'other day?

TheSeaDoesntKnowMyName · 20/07/2023 22:03

BIWI · 20/07/2023 21:58

Well, yes, I think that would be a kind of public service @WolfFoxHare - posts by bots or AI or ChatGPT surely must be NITS of Mumsnet, given that they're not by genuine users.

Me too, they're tedious and annoying

EuniceNewtonFoote · 20/07/2023 22:03

How do you know they're bots or AI or whatever?

BIWI · 20/07/2023 21:58

Well, yes, I think that would be a kind of public service @WolfFoxHare - posts by bots or AI or ChatGPT surely must be NITS of Mumsnet, given that they're not by genuine users.

WolfFoxHare · 20/07/2023 19:24

Why do you care about alerting people to bot posts? Do you think you’re doing some kind of public service?

FrivolousTreeDuck · 20/07/2023 19:21

It's troll-hunting which is against the rules of the site - you should report posts that you think are non-genuine rather than call them out on the thread.

#NotABot 😃

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