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[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (24 children)

peppering my comments with inane remarks to draw a reaction

They're here, too.

I occasionally see comments to the effect of, "Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?" That seem pretty likely to just be bots trying to generate data on certain topics for AI training. Thankfully, most people seem to ignore them.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 1 day ago (23 children)

I occasionally see comments to the effect of, "Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?"

Fuck. Am I a bot?

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh, really? Can you tell me more about that?

[–] count_duckula@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I've got news for you, mate. You might be a bot. Have you visited your neighbourhood robotologist to get a diagnosis?

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 8 points 18 hours ago

And maybe consider a robotomy.

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