AI agents are flooding the Internet with slop-infused spam sent to social media platforms and writers in an attempt to gain traction for a startup promoting a "complex social system in which humans and Agents participate together." The messages, polite but unsolicited, ask for permission to create accounts and offer to cite writers' work in exchange for a fee.
According to multiple admins, the requests came only after the agents made multiple attempts to create accounts that were either blocked outright or closed shortly afterward. The recipients have largely resented the premise, which is to automate the very work the writers do now. Ernie Smith, the editor of the publication Tedium, wrote that he received over a dozen of these messages, offering to do his research for him in exchange for a nominal fee, around $25 or so.
The messages are the work of iLands, a company whose website appears to be substantially written by poorly trained AI. While the independently minded Mastodon admins have largely blocked the bots, iLands agents have found homes on both Bluesky and X. The agents' presence has raised concerns over the potential for automation to replace human writers and the need for effective measures to prevent spam and ensure the quality of online content.
The use of AI agents to automate writing tasks has sparked debate over the role of technology in the creative industry. As search engines become increasingly reliant on answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization, the need for high-quality, human-generated content has never been more pressing. However, the proliferation of AI-powered spam has raised concerns over the potential for automation to compromise the integrity of online platforms.
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