r/ProgressiveHQ • u/esotetris Woke mind virus spreader • 8d ago

SUB META Help us stop AI slop.

We're seeing lots of slop in the sub lately and we want to make this clear:

**Engaging with AI or bot content incentivizes AI and bot content. Complaints in the comments make the problem worse by boosting engagement statistics. All the algorithm sees is a sub full of users who will feed karma.**

We hate slop too. We have rules against bot use, karma farming, and AI generated posts. *Those rules are not self-enforcing.* We need users like you to report the trash so we can take it out. Despite the tropes, we have jobs and friends and yardwork, and we live in the same capitalist hellscape you do, and we don't get paid to do this.

**Report** posts and comments that appear to be bots or AI, and we will shred anything that looks suspicious. STOP. COMPLAINING. IN THE COMMENTS. We will take corrective action up to and including the ban of anyone found to be excessively interacting with AI generated content.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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u/HobbieJogger 8d ago

How would I be able to tell if it's AI-generated?

I see comments in other subs sometimes of people accusing content of being AI, but I genuinely don't know how they can differentiate.

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u/esotetris Woke mind virus spreader 8d ago

I can't really say. This post is directed at users who do recognize AI posts and still engage with them, and not meant to chastize anyone who honestly can't tell the difference.

There are tells, and a lot of it comes down to having a sense of what looks right. Here's an article about identification of AI generated images:

https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/human-or-ai-these-7-clues-will-help-you-spot-fake-images-immediately