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Ask HN: Has Hacker News already been Infiltrated by Clawd Bots?

3•baxtr•1h ago
With the rise of LLM bot networks and boards, I’m wondering if HN has already been infiltrated by bots.

EDIT What I mean: I’m wondering if people let their bots post/comment on their behalf. I’m wondering how we can detect and prevent this from happening at scale.

I don’t think simple things account creation date alone is a reliable qualifier. You could easily give your bot access to post using an old account.

Comments

rvz•1h ago
So we are re-inventing what was then called a 'botnet' but with LLMs.

What's old is now 'new' again.

benttoothpaste•1h ago
Considering the famous lack of appreciation for security and sandboxing in Clawdbot community this will soon transform into a very traditional botnet.
bell-cot•1h ago
What does "infiltrated by bots" mean? I'm sure there are some users running scripts, bots, and/or ai's here. Others are obviously just here to pitch their product, or seem like shills for various things.

But overall - whatever dang & co are doing to minimize the problem seems to be working fine.

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