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Ethan Mollick Says Reply Bots Are Turning to Jokes in His Comments

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Ethan Mollick said automated accounts in his X comments are increasingly posting jokes he finds “extremely lame,” a shift he thinks is earning those accounts more likes, possibly including some from humans. He described the behavior as the latest development in the rapid evolution of what he calls “slopreplybots.”

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Ethan Mollick Watches Slopreplybots Evolve in His CommentsEthan Mollick · X

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    Ethan Mollick Watches Slopreplybots Evolve in His Comments

    It is interesting to watch (and painful to read) the rapid evolution of slopreplybots in my comments. Now the latest trend is making extremely lame jokes, which seems to get them more likes, maybe sometimes even from humans. I suppose it is better than the “ask a leading https://t.co/iNOAZ43gaA

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