The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle

Re:The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle by tclancy on Saturday September 12, 2026 @09:25AM (#49672109)

I don’t think the author swallowed anything. My read is the author fundamentally doesn’t care what story the creator tells themself to justify doing something pointless that annoys others.

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Re:The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle by shortformblog on Saturday September 12, 2026 @09:42AM (#49672248)

Hi I'm the author and yes, this.

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Re:The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle by tclancy on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:05AM (#49672442)

I would find this more believable if you had one of your assistants post this.

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Re:The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle by anthuswilliams on Saturday September 12, 2026 @11:53PM (#49679855)

This cannot be the case. The author repeatedly propounds his worry that the AI is taking work from humans. But if the promptor is carefully prompting it, it's not a case of an AI obviating humans; it's a scammer pitching bullshit to an innocent victim.

Now, maybe one could argue the _promptor_ is taking work from well-deserving professionals by means of this ruse. In which case, call out the lie!

This is important! The reason the AI lie exists is because credulous worrywarts believe the doom scenarios. If AI were recognized as the tool it is (+10% productivity for some domains but not others, larger increase in spam and other nefarious actors) we wouldn't be in the nascent financial crisis in which we currently find ourselves.

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