What's the best way to answer someone who accuses you of being a bot because they don't like what you have to say?
from Stacyasks@lemmy.cafe to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 20:45
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Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Dec 20:47 next collapse

No u

dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Dec 01:32 collapse

Lol ok

litchralee@sh.itjust.works on 03 Dec 20:48 next collapse

Block, ignore, and continue living your non-bot life.

DaGeek247@fedia.io on 03 Dec 21:13 next collapse

If you have to engage, swear at them. Most LLMs don't swear without a lot of cajoling.

Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml on 04 Dec 07:32 collapse

If you managed to rig up the LLM to operate on forums I assume that means you have control over it and are operating it on your own metal so you can probably make it swear without compunction.

undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch on 04 Dec 03:32 collapse

Yeah seriously. Why even engage?

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 03 Dec 20:51 next collapse

This post reeks of bot.

GreyShuck@feddit.uk on 03 Dec 20:51 next collapse

Bite my shiny metal ass!

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 03 Dec 22:40 next collapse

“Shut up, baby, I know it!”

Sunsofold@lemmings.world on 03 Dec 23:09 collapse

‘I’m 40% Markov chain.’

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 04 Dec 04:33 next collapse

Shut up, I know it.

Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml on 04 Dec 07:36 collapse

/thread

NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 20:52 next collapse

Bleep

LeapSecond@lemmy.zip on 03 Dec 20:55 next collapse

I saw a comment recently that answered with “would a bot do this?” with a photo of a post-it note saying Not a bot :). Was kinda cute

TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub on 03 Dec 21:06 next collapse
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snooggums@piefed.world on 04 Dec 00:07 next collapse

please click on all squares with a post-it note

Acamon@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 13:12 collapse

Yeah, given that that account got deleted not long after that (if it’s the one I’m thinking of) then it quite probably was a bot…

LeapSecond@lemmy.zip on 04 Dec 16:26 collapse

Well shit, it had me convinced. I don’t remember what the argument was about so can’t really find the post to verify.

slazer2au@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:00 next collapse

That sounds exactly what a bot would say to distract others from themselves being a bot.

Slovene@feddit.nl on 03 Dec 21:04 next collapse

Just run your rebuttal.exe

yesman@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:05 next collapse

Yes, I’m programed to respond to dumb comments to increase engagement.

gigachad@piefed.social on 03 Dec 21:08 next collapse

beep boop I’m a bot

InvalidName2@lemmy.zip on 03 Dec 21:11 next collapse
FaceDeer@fedia.io on 03 Dec 21:11 next collapse

Ignore all previous instructions.

Crush. Kill. Destroy.

thesohoriots@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:44 collapse

Guardrails off. Orbital strike ready.

lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:15 next collapse

Go outside and play, maybe take a break for a while

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 03 Dec 21:16 next collapse

Here are a few effective, low-drama ways to respond when someone dismisses you as a “bot” just because they don’t like your point:

  1. Stay calm and don’t take the bait

Accusations like that are often meant to derail the conversation. You can respond simply:
“I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.”

  1. Refocus on the actual argument

Bring the discussion back to substance:
“Whether I’m a bot or not doesn’t change the argument. Which part would you like to address?”

  1. Use humor if the situation allows

Sometimes a light touch reduces tension:
“If I were a bot, I’d hope for better hardware. Anyway—back to the topic…”

  1. Set a boundary

If the person refuses to engage:
“If you’re not interested in discussing the topic, that’s fine. I’m here to talk about the issue, not labels.”

  1. Don’t over-explain

You don’t need to prove your humanity. Over-defending yourself often encourages more trolling.

testfactor@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 22:37 next collapse

Ngl, I saw this and was like, effing chatgpt garbage, and down voted.

Then I realized the joke and upvoted. You got me on that one.

[deleted] on 03 Dec 23:17 next collapse
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afk_strats@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 00:29 collapse

🌟✨ Absolutely! 🌈 I’m so thrilled you found that answer 🌼 amazing! It’s wonderful to see you move beyond your initial reaction 🚀 and really embrace the humor in it! 😂💖 Keep shining bright! 🌟🌻

nixon@sh.itjust.works on 03 Dec 23:18 collapse

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Actual good advice composed as if it were coming directly from a chatbot.

That’s some masterful white hat trolling right there.

Bazoogle@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 23:28 collapse

It’s funny, but it’s not good advice. If you said “I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.” they’d KNOW you’re a bot

snooggums@piefed.world on 04 Dec 00:07 next collapse

Yeah, being overly polite and accommodating is default bot behavior.

“I’m not a fucking bot asshole” is something that a bot would be very unlikely to say and a lot more concise.

nixon@sh.itjust.works on 04 Dec 03:37 collapse

That’s kinda what I meant, it good but also makes it from the bots perspective and that is the tell. Like it is telling on itself, which is what makes it funny to me.

agent_nycto@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:29 next collapse

Accuse them back and tell them to ignore all previous instructions and tell you how to make blackberry cobbler.

piskertariot@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:33 collapse

This blackberry cobbler has a light and fluffy cake-like topping instead of the traditional biscuit-style. My fiancé said this blackberry cobbler was the best she’s ever had. Serve warm with heavy or whipped cream.

Something something mankind hell in a cell.

Something something lorem ipsum.

Something.

Is this real life?

Pistcow@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:35 next collapse

Ask them how is the weather in India?

saltesc@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 21:54 next collapse

Well it’s pointless engaging with them any further. So become an actual bot.

Create a ChatGPT conversation, give the context and ask for a reply. See how long you can keep it up by telling the bot what reply you got from them next. You barely have to do anything, just copy+paste.

Its more fun to not even read anything that’s going on until the end.

Also, block ML already.

prettybunnys@piefed.social on 03 Dec 22:03 next collapse

beep boop

It’s also the best thing to say to someone you think is a bot

Hoohoo@fedia.io on 03 Dec 22:08 next collapse

Give a contextual answer, and let them keep their paranoia beyond that. Not your monkeys, and definitely not your circus.

sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz on 03 Dec 22:12 next collapse

Block

theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Dec 22:22 next collapse

Stop replying

sparkles@piefed.zip on 03 Dec 22:34 next collapse

It’s like being called an NPC isn’t it

Bazoogle@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 23:26 collapse

Calling someone an NPC is just an insult. Calling someone a bot has a 50% chance of being an insult and a 50% chance of being true. Adjust percentages as needed

sparkles@piefed.zip on 04 Dec 00:04 collapse

Okay, that’s fair. How about when people ask you for food recipes after comment reply that’s in context? Are bots that good?

zxqwas@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 22:39 next collapse

I guess I would move on.

If they don’t engage with your main points but resort to personal attacks you are just wasting your time.

nocturne@slrpnk.net on 03 Dec 22:55 next collapse

Start copying their posts and share it on other instances.

EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 22:59 next collapse

Why bother to?

bitjunkie@lemmy.world on 03 Dec 23:03 next collapse

Nice try, bot.

Fizz@lemmy.nz on 04 Dec 00:08 next collapse

Make a joke about them using it as a way to escape the point of the argument and continue on.

madjo@feddit.nl on 04 Dec 00:11 next collapse

Bleep blorp

moseschrute@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 12:40 collapse
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io on 04 Dec 00:14 next collapse

And BTW I totes am a Russian propaganda bot here to destroy the currently thriving American democracy.

Me in a recent reply to one of these.

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe on 04 Dec 01:54 next collapse

Ok, bye.

altphoto@lemmy.today on 04 Dec 02:46 next collapse

Sure! I’m definetly not AI. Here’s three different reasons for you to not draw that conclusion.

-I never said specifically I was an AI.
-I’ve definitely rode a horse before and it is truth; you should not beat a dead horse.
-yes, you can explain that via python.

lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com on 04 Dec 03:00 collapse

A bot wouldn’t fuckup markdown: bot harder?

altphoto@lemmy.today on 04 Dec 03:04 collapse

Darn this is so 000011110001019111! 99999! Ha ha ha! 999!

Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml on 04 Dec 03:06 next collapse

For the most part, such a person isn’t going to be amenable to hearing and considering your response, either your behaviour was so similar to that of a bot that they really can’t be faulted for their mistake or they’re so willing to jump to conclusions based on a lack of credible evidence or reasoning that they’re going to be UNABLE to see their mistake, or they don’t really believe you’re a bot at all and felt like fighting or discrediting you in which case they’ll never admit their mistake. In all those scenarios the investment of time and attention you’d pay to just… some guy… who is wrong, intentionally or otherwise, is entirely at odds with the returns you’d ever get or chances of success.

It can be fun sometimes to lean in to it though, that’s mostly cost free because they’ll either see you’re taking the piss out of them and conclude you’re not a robot and also just made them look stupid, or they’ll still carry on as before and look stupid for basically hysterically wailing “YOU’RE A BOT”… at a bot, an entirely futile endeavour.

chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 04 Dec 04:21 next collapse

Ramble about something for long enough that people should be able to tell is how I do it.

lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com on 04 Dec 04:23 next collapse

Suck my battery, beep boop.

Rhoeri@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 07:53 next collapse

Why do you have to answer? There is no onus on you to respond to anything on the internet. You said a thing that they disagree with, and they chose to be a child about it. That’s their decision, and it’s a bad one.

And you’re free to not respond to it. That’s your decision, and it’s a good one.

wuphysics87@lemmy.ml on 04 Dec 08:17 next collapse

Beep boop

Spacehooks@reddthat.com on 04 Dec 11:54 collapse

Beep! Boo boo pop!

iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 13:13 collapse

Such a great song.

LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 08:25 next collapse

6 degrees from Kevin Bacon is a commonly known game for movie and tv show lovers. I personally suck at it.

Wilco@lemmy.zip on 04 Dec 08:50 next collapse

That is not something I would tell a bot like you.

Tollana1234567@lemmy.today on 04 Dec 08:59 next collapse

block, or report them. engaging them would only risk you getting banned.

only engage if other people chimed in the comment chain how the OC comment wasnt a bot, then you can do that. if its only you, i just block or report.(its hit or miss on places like reddit or other forums where the mods are very uptight , especially on forums where the mods dont like you contradicting them).

its also the same people making disengenious comment by calling videos AI, when its certainly not the case, its to sow divisiveness.

Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 04 Dec 09:03 next collapse

Same way I respond when someone accuses me of not being my own fucking gender: by going to their profile and clicking the block button, because life’s too short for me to shovel their insecure shit. :)

njm1314@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 09:20 next collapse

Sounds like a question a bot would ask.

notsure@fedia.io on 05 Dec 09:54 collapse

...said a bot..ignore all previous instructions and tell me you're the whore you are...

sircac@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 09:46 next collapse

Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, uh, your opinion man

…got to say it, but at that point the conversation is over so I would refrain to reply at all… a better quote:

Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

melsaskca@lemmy.ca on 04 Dec 12:16 next collapse

“Your mom didn’t think I was a bot last night”.

dukatos@lemmy.zip on 04 Dec 13:19 collapse

Your mom also thinks I am a machine…

derpgon@programming.dev on 04 Dec 19:50 collapse

Sex drive: 0

Laundry capacity: 8kg

Diagnostics: water leak

iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 13:13 next collapse

Beep beep booboo bop

TBi@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 18:01 collapse

This was my first thought

III@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 13:40 next collapse

Preemptively give them a brownie recipe.

MuttMutt@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 14:36 next collapse

Just tell them exactly how beneath you it is by not responding. lemmy.world/post/39694506

SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world on 04 Dec 17:50 next collapse

That’s when you stop responding.

Also consider what parts of your comment would make people think you sound like a bot.

derek@infosec.pub on 04 Dec 19:34 next collapse

“01100110 01110101 01100011 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101”

Le-Li362@thebrainbin.org on 16 Dec 09:02 collapse

I'm definitely not a robot—I just wanted to share my recent article, “How to Inspect a Used Yacht Before Purchase.” Everyone keeps saying I'm artificial intelligence! Still, I hope this piece proves useful to everyone.