California bill would require bots to disclose that they are bots

Re:California bill would require bots to disclose that they ... by slg on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:28PM (#42969383)

>Society almost never differentiates between goods and services produced directly by human hands, versus with the aid of tools.

This is objectively wrong. "Handmade" is an incredibly common marketing keyword slapped on all sorts of products to imply quality.

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Re:California bill would require bots to disclose that they ... by scarab92 on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:36PM (#42969436)

That's a completely voluntary marketing decision.

There's no law requiring manufacturers to identify hand made versus machine made, and often, there aren't even clear definitions for what hand made means.

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Re:California bill would require bots to disclose that they ... by slg on Friday February 07, 2025 @03:13AM (#42970530)

Those goalposts moved fast from "Society almost never..." to "There's no law requiring...".

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