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Re:This 'College Protester' Isn't Real. It's an AI-Powered U... by gruez on Thursday April 17, 2025 @12:07PM (#43718803)
>Now the government is rolling out fully-automated entrapment bots.

Are we reading the same article? Hand wringing about slippery slopes aside, I skimmed the article and the actual messages that the AI sent are pretty benign. For instance, the "jason" persona seems to be only asking/answering biographical questions. The messages sent by the pimp persona encourages the sex worker to collect what her clients owe her. None of the messages show the AI radicalizing a college student activist into burning down a storefront or whatever.

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Re:This 'College Protester' Isn't Real. It's an AI-Powered U... by pixl97 on Thursday April 17, 2025 @01:20PM (#43719758)
>None of the messages show the AI radicalizing a college student activist into burning down a storefront or whatever.

Can the system do it is the question.

If yes, then the system will eventually be used that way by people seeking promotions by getting a big bust.

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Re:This 'College Protester' Isn't Real. It's an AI-Powered U... by UncleEntity on Thursday April 17, 2025 @02:46PM (#43720669)
> None of the messages show the AI radicalizing a college student activist into burning down a storefront or whatever.

Yeah, I'm sure they're going to put that in their promotional materials...

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