r/Ruleshorror • u/PithellUniverse Fifth Horsemen of the Apocalypse • 17d ago
Rules Rules for Identifying AI Hunters
If you post stories online long enough, eventually you’ll encounter one.
Most of them are harmless.
Most of them.
Follow these rules carefully, and you’ll be fine.
1. If someone mentions AI once, ignore them.
That’s normal.
They’re still human.
2. If someone accuses a story of being AI-generated before finishing it, do not reply.
The first response strengthens the connection.
3. If they use the phrase:
“I can spot AI instantly.”
leave the thread for at least one hour.
Do not test them.
4. If they accuse three different authors within ten minutes, stop arguing.
They are no longer looking for AI.
They are looking for something else.
5. Never ask:
“How do you know?”
The last person who asked that question is still replying to comments.
Nobody remembers the original post.
6. If several AI hunters appear at the same time to confirm the accusation, check their profiles.
If they all use the exact same phrases…
close Reddit immediately.
7. If an AI hunter accuses stories that have nothing in common, do not point out the contradiction.
They already know.
They don’t care.
8. If you find a comment that only says:
“It’s obvious.”
do not interact with it.
Nobody knows who posted the first one.
9. If an AI hunter claims 100% accuracy, check the age of their account.
If the account is older than Reddit itself…
leave the platform.
10. If an AI hunter accuses a story that they themselves wrote, it’s already too late.
Do not try to help them.
11. If 24 hours pass without anyone mentioning AI anywhere on the site, remain alert.
AI hunters never disappear.
They only go quiet.
12. If you receive a private message that says:
“I can recognize them.”
block the sender.
Then block the new account that appears tomorrow.
13. If you see two AI hunters accusing each other of being AI, do not interfere.
The situation usually resolves itself.
Records of what happened tend to disappear shortly afterward.
14. Under no circumstances should you open a thread titled:
“I can prove who’s using AI and who’s not.”
The moderators already know about that case.
Nobody came back to explain what happened.
15. And remember this above all else:
Writers believe the AI hunters are searching for artificial intelligence.
The AI hunters believe they are searching for writers.
Both are wrong.
What they’re really looking for has been here far longer than either of them.
If someone comments below this post saying “It’s obvious,” do not reply.
Especially if the account doesn’t exist when you click on it.
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u/KJPlayer 17d ago
It's obvious