The bots are here to stay, and they're everywhere. The trouble is, learning how to spot them.

On this week's episode of Endless Thread, Ben and Amory discuss two stories from Reddit about undercover bots. First — is there such a thing as an easy tell for identifying bots? Second, what happens when internet users accept bots as fellow humans, only to discover the truth later?

Show Notes:

‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’ (The Atlantic)

OpenAI used this subreddit to test AI persuasion (Tech Crunch)

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