How do I know your not a bot?

Does it make a difference if they're indistinguishable? With filter bubbles and echo chambers, it feels like maybe it doesn't matter what percentage is bots. Use the usual moderation tools for decency.

I enjoy the platform, whether you guys are bots or humans

Lemmy is too niche to spend money on running bots. There’s no profit, nothing to achieve. Reddit, on the other hand…

I can identify the traffic lights on any picture.

Could a bot do this?

(You can't see me, but trust me, it's very impressive)

Ask for a community meeting, so you can see that those people are real.

Despite that, I don't see any effective counter measure in the long run.

Currently, sure, with a keen eye you might be able to spot characteristics of one or the other LLM. But that'd be a lucky find.

Bruh, I'm not even sure if I'm real rn

I don't think there's an easy way to snuff out the more advanced chatbots.

The next possible step could be moderating in a way that messes with the bots possible goals. (Info gathering, division)

I have the idea that public libraries could host fediverse instance. Just register an account on their server, then go there physically and they will approve the account. You don't need to show them your ID or even tell them your name. They just see that you're a fleshy human. Now, other people who federate with this server can know that any account registered on it is at least associated to a human. That human can still use AI to post on that account, but at least there's not millions of bot accounts in circulation.

beep boop

I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I AM A HUMAN, JUST LIKE YOU ARE. I ENJOY HUMAN THINGS LIKE BREATHING AIR AND DRINKING ~~LUBRICANT~~ WATER.

You don't :D

You have entered a low-grade reality. Basically an 80s text adventure. Truth, depth and humanity have been thrown out the window.

Uh-oh, this guy seems like he's one little step away from being a soliptist. Tread carefully buddy.

You don't. Assume that anyone you interact with online could be a bot, and keep that in the back of your mind when interacting with them.

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Everyone on Lemmy is a bot except you

The grammar and spelling errors

Frankly, at this point, I just assume. The old joke was something like everyone on the internet is a man, except for the children, those are FBI agents. Now I just assume everyone is a bot.

Beep boop he is onto us.
Increase surveillance, and enact contingency 241.22

Relevant: (Wikipedia) Turing Test

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This is the most blatant bot post I've seen yet.

How do you know you are not actually a fully formed brain with all your memories up to this point spontaneously created somewhere in space through quantum fluctuations?