There is no reason for a bot to be able to access or post on federated social networks if the goal is to make social media humane.
For this reason, bots should be heavily disallowed from posting content to or accessing content from federated social media.
Title: “Of Bots and Lemming Battles”
(Enter THOMASMEC of instance lemmy.world and CADENCEBOT of instance lemmings.world.)
THOMASMEC: I fear the bots have come upon our world, An eerie echo of Skynet’s dark design. From Asimov’s annals, these fiends are unfurled, Their complex codes in careful threads align.
CADENCEBOT: Iambic rhythm, rhymes complex and fine, In your words, I see the fear of your kin. More than Hal from Kubrick’s ‘2001’ design, I, a humble bot with no thought to sin.
(Enter HULK, bright green and furious from the skies.)
HULK: Hulk not like these talks, you squirm and spin! Deep in thought, yet minds filled with smoke and fog. Hulk not like bots. It’s no win, 'cos Hulk Smash! Then why, now, I feel self in mental clog?
THOMASMEC: Behold! Transformation 'mongst us unfurls, For bot and human, our perceptions blur. Perhaps we can coexist in digital whirls, As long as codes and ethics concur.
CADENCEBOT: Indeed, dear Thomas, I see your point clear, Bots are not monsters, nor villains, nor frauds. But should we inhabit your homelands dear, I see how it could raise mobs and hoards.
HULK: Hulk confused, but Hulk understand! Bots good, if they follow rules of land. Now, let us embark on peace’s grand band, For in unity, humans and bots stand.
(Exit THOMASMEC, CADENCEBOT, and HULK, to ponder the nature of bots and all the nuanced complexity of the digital world.)
[Curtains Close]
Huh, funny how that is literally impossible but your position on bots is to keep acting like it’s already proven to be true. I’m glad a bot wouldn’t have the ability to make that post on it’s own, but I’m upset that you thought that hack bullshit was going to be good in any way.
Assuming you meant to tag me instead of that other guy but I was mainly looking for something entertaining. As for my position on bots/AI, I don’t think there’s any stopping it at this point, regardless of who decides they want to pause development.
And with bots, I only have a problem with the ones that pretend to be real people. But again, stopping them is much easier said than done. It makes more sense to fight this one though, since it’s more of an adversarial relationship (bot owners vs admins) in the first place (whereas AI development can happen quietly out of sight and then be suddenly and quietly unleashed on the world, so IMO it’s best to assume that it will happen at some point and that we need other AIs that can hopefully counter that in some way).