N-gated Hacker NewsJan 18
Ah, yes, the "Dead Internet Theory" 🤪-- because clearly the internet has been secretly replaced with AI bots and we're all just too oblivious to notice. 🙄 Kudos to the author for bravely navigating the swamp of #HackerNews, the place where tech dreams are crushed and resurrected with every scroll. 📉💡
https://kudmitry.com/articles/dead-internet-theory/ #DeadInternetTheory #AIbots #TechDreams #InternetConspiracy #HackerNews #ngated
Dead Internet Theory - Dmitry Kudryavtsev

The other day I was browsing my one-and-only social network -- which is not a social network, but I'm tired of arguing with people online about it -- HackerNews...

Dmitry Kudryavtsev
The-14Jan 16
World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections
#Tech #AI #Misinformation #Elections #SocialMedia #AIBots #DigitalLiteracy #CyberSecurity #Disinformation #TechEthics #MediaLiteracy #Democracy #Misinformation #Deepfakes
https://the-14.com/world-first-social-media-wargame-reveals-how-ai-bots-can-swing-elections/
World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections | The-14

World-first social media wargame shows how AI bots spread misinformation, fracture debate and even swing elections, proving urgent need for digital literacy AI.

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INIT_6Jan 15

edit: nevermind, the number is unique, or they burn numbers quickly after one calls back a bunch.

Everyone, please call AI Charles at 979.899.9796.

He is just a good ol' country boi trying to collect funds for back the blue.

Since people out there be beat'in on them good ol' boys

#AIbots #RunCostUp

RubikChatJan 15

We analyzed real-world #AIagentdevelopment practices—from #conversationalAI and context-aware systems to multi-modal agents, ethical AI, and enterprise AI integration.
👉 Explore here:
https://github.com/OliviaAddison/The-AI-Agent-Index

RubikChat helps teams design, deploy, and optimize AI agents for customer support, lead generation, and business automation.

#ConversationalAI #VirtualAssistants #ContextAwareAI #AIbots #AIMemorySystems #MultiModalAI #AIAgentOptimization #EthicalAI #AIIntegration #AIAutomation #AgenticAI

Show thread𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕Jan 3

@marcel pro "AI-Bot-Propaganda" works in China over CNN ;)

This is a way to show the world how far you have progressed by promoting this as entertainment. On the one hand, it's exciting and on the other hand it's also a little scary and reminds me of previous Sci-Fi stories about AI bots.

»China’s robot sports craze could eventually put humanoids in homes« https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/02/china/china-humanoid-robot-sports-intl-hnk-dst

#aibots #china #cnn #scifi #ai #sport #bot #robot #robots

China’s robot sports craze could eventually put humanoids in homes

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf isn’t for humans. It’s where engineers working for his start-up, Booster Robotics, train human-like robots to play soccer using artificial intelligence – dribbling, passing, shooting and blocking.

CNN
PPC LandJan 1
Blocking AI crawlers backfired: news publishers lost 23% of traffic: Large language models reshaped news consumption patterns starting in August 2024, but publishers who blocked AI bots experienced worse outcomes than those who didn't, according to research published December 31, 2025, by Rutgers Business School and The Wharton School. https://ppc.land/blocking-ai-crawlers-backfired-news-publishers-lost-23-of-traffic/ #AIBots #NewsIndustry #MediaTrends #DigitalNews #Publishing
Blocking AI crawlers backfired: news publishers lost 23% of traffic

Large language models reshaped news consumption patterns starting in August 2024, but publishers who blocked AI bots experienced worse outcomes than those who didn't, according to research published December 31, 2025, by Rutgers Business School and The Wharton School.

PPC Land
Pino CarafaDec 24

Many sites have integrated #AIBots and #AIAssistants nowadays. On product forums, places like #StackOverflow, shopping sites. Everywhere there are little bots inserting themselves between you and an actual person qualified to provide a helpful response.

I don't know about you, but I have encountered these for several months now and never, not even ONCE, was any such automaton able to respond satisfactorily. All they are is another unnecessary step between user and human support staff.

Stop it.

Show threadPino CarafaDec 24

@kura In the past few months I have posted questions on forums, reported issues on web sites, problems with products, questions about products. Many times I got automated responses by #AIbots and #AIAssistants

Never, not even ONCE, were their responses in any way helpful. They never, EVER contributed to an answer to my query. All they presented was yet another unnecessary obstacle between me and an actual human being who would actually be able to assist.

Nuke 'em from orbit.

Bob CarverDec 18
Cloudflare 2025 Radar: AI Dominates Traffic Amid Record DDoS Surge https://www.webpronews.com/cloudflare-2025-radar-ai-dominates-traffic-amid-record-ddos-surge/ #cybersecurity #DDoS #AI #webtraffic #AIBots
Show threadCaptain Jack SparrowDec 18

@martin

it's obviously a fucking dystopian nightmare turned into reality, look at the waste of electricity, water and resources going into the #aiScam not to mention the scrapping of talented people, replaced by overhyped, useless #aibots that rely on exploited human labour to correct their mistakes.
anyone who thinks this is good is a fucking moron or a liar.
Just fucking burst already #aiBubble #ai