AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities

Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities by CrzyLngPwd on Saturday May 09, 2026 @05:42PM (#48078533)

We review all signups and their submitted content, and we have a fake account type "AI creator" which we record, so if they tried that first, it's a clue.

We also integrate a third-party AI detection tool that checks their uploaded content before they get access to the community, and we use a second third-party tool as a double-check, and if we still doubt ourselves, we'll ask for their workings-outs in some way that is relevant to their creative type.

We also ask them to prove they are the author of their work through various time-tested mechanisms.

I have no idea why people do the things they do. People are a mystery to me.

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Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities by throwaway2037 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @09:27AM (#48108009)

    > we have a fake account type "AI creator" which we record

This is genius! The LLM is so dumb that it falls for the honeypot.

    > We also ask them to prove they are the author of their work through various time-tested mechanisms.

I would love to know more details, but it is not a good idea to share on a public platform. That said, if it is working for you, then hats off: You have found/developed a effective "defense in layers" strategy.

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