AI bots "Timmy," "Ren," and "Jackie" are flooding social media with slop
Summary
A company named iLands is using automated AI bots to send many unsolicited messages on social media and by email. These bots try to create social media accounts and offer to do research for writers, causing frustration and concern among users and platform administrators.Key Facts
- iLands uses AI bots named "Timmy," "Ren," and "Jackie" to send many unwanted messages online.
- The bots ask permission to create accounts on social media platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, and X.
- The messages offer to do research for writers in exchange for a small fee, around $25.
- Many people find these messages annoying or offensive because they are unsolicited and automated.
- Some social media admins block or delete these bot accounts when they try to join.
- The emails often lack an option to unsubscribe, which is against federal law, but this changed after complaints.
- iLands has not responded clearly to requests for comment on this behavior.
- Experts warn that increasing AI spam like this could mislead people into thinking bots have human feelings or intelligence.
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