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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by Applejinx on Friday June 16, 2023 @08:29AM (#36355474)
You mean 'controlling' reddit. Folks like this have had tastes of power before. If you think about it, knowing that Reddit is a feeder to ChatGPT, it could be a strategic move to try and make it so that all the AIs of the future default to 4chan mindset.

Bold if true! Heck of a motivation.

And Reddit as it stands is clearly not optimal for delivering this, but with enough dedicated mods power-modding the heck out of everything, maybe it COULD be the ideal source data for the ultimate 4chan artificial intelligence…

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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by malka on Friday June 16, 2023 @09:48AM (#36356540)
I would be only mildly surprised if some group of channers would plan that. Despite their toxicity, they are the most focused and determined group I have ever seen. So bad it is always for destructive purposes. They could have been great people.
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Re:Reddit is removing moderators that protest by taking thei... by chasd00 on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:25AM (#36358189)
4channers are remarkably resourceful and effective at times, if any group could manage such an ambitious task as poisoning all LLM AIs it would be them. I've heard it described as weaponized autism.
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