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Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Real (futurism.com)
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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are we sure all these boomers leaving comments aren’t also bots on Facebook?

They might be there to get the thirst traps traction to get out on all the old creeper’s algorithms in the first place.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A trick Reddit was pioneering all the way back in the late '00s. Drive engagement by using bots to fake engagement.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

AI/bots creating content. AI/bots leaving comments.

Wait I’ve heard about this… 😟

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Our university's IT team actually pushed for this last year. AI to generate assignments... students get their own AI to do the assignments... then back to faculty AI to grade andngive feedback... all built into Blackboard and Canvas...

[–] ian@feddit.uk 4 points 2 days ago

Facebook is bots ONLY. So none of this matters.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

in a sense.. I know some people like this

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Me too, more than one.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Sure me too, but the boomer I know who fall for this are too cooked to comment about them. They only consume, not participate.