[pydry]

Im starting to think that these days the easiest way to detect frontier model influencer content designed to push a stock boosting narrative and real content is the simple presence of one word: "slop".

It matches my other experiences with the PR industry - they'd often have blanket bans on the usage of certain phrases, terms or references to "uncomfortable" events.

I'm pretty sure this goes for bots on social media too. Indirect references to slop (particularly where it is due to a skill issue) - fine. Just Don't Mention The Word.

[mike_hock]

That goes for superliminal influencers, but I'm pretty sure the campaign as a whole is smart enough to play different roles including pretending to be people "on the other side."

[pydry]

it was actually seeing content from "the other side" this morning that made me think the rule holds across all content.

the content in question was some "dev" whining about good AI was and how despondent it made them feel because they felt that their job was now pointless. They took weirdly circuitous routes to avoid saying the word outright.

meanwhile actual devs start complaining about slop within about 4 seconds.