▲ 577 ▼ A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine (www.vice.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine::Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.
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[–] wikibot@lemmy.world [B] 62 points 2 years ago (5 children) Here's the summary for the wikipedia article you mentioned in your comment: The dead Internet theory is an online conspiracy theory that asserts that the Internet now consists mainly of bot activity and automatically generated content that is manipulated by algorithmic curation, marginalizing organic human activity. Proponents of the theory believe these bots are created intentionally to help manipulate algorithms and boost search results in order to ultimately manipulate consumers. Furthermore, some proponents of the theory accuse government agencies of using bots to manipulate public perception, stating "The U. S. government is engaging in an artificial intelligence powered gaslighting of the entire world population". ^to^ ^opt^ ^out^^,^ ^pm^ ^me^ ^'optout'.^ ^article^ ^|^ ^about^ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 2 years ago (1 child) Best time for a bot to reply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Asudox@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) ironically permalink fedilink source parent [–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago Fucking ironic permalink fedilink source parent [–] stewsters@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Lol, read the room bot. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Octopus1348@lemy.lol 13 points 2 years ago WikiBot on Lemmy! permalink fedilink source parent [–] robocall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Good bot permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 2 years ago (1 child) Best time for a bot to reply. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Asudox@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) ironically permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] stewsters@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago Lol, read the room bot. permalink fedilink source parent