U.S. Gov. software creates fake people on social networks

[No Free Beer]

Brave New World

 

[flightlesskiwi]

you can't effectively tax a bot, no... however, as history has proven, you can be enslaved by them. if ya know what i mean.

Great! Instead of all of us trying to fit on John Galt's Island, we can just ignore Washington and let them lord it over all these little Second Life Avatars they've created. We'll be better off, and they can abuse these figments of their imagination and feel mighty powerful and proud of themselves for micromanaging the hell out of some ones and zeros.

And when they figure out that all the money they created for these avatars to pay in taxes is worthless, well, we just keep ignoring them.

 

[Kelly.]

Shhhh... you'll blow my cover.

this is an automated reply

 

[osan]

as a mod for another forum I see lots of bot accounts coming from russia, china, and now from the US. Military accounts are especially challenging as they frequently use the same systems (shared systems/gateways/proxies) for web access. So you may get a DOD/Military IP used by multiple forum members, who's to say which one is legit.

Its bad news folks

This.

I have been in R&D for 30 years. I have developed expert systems, network controllers, conferencing bridges, stuff that kills people, etc. Since at least 20 years past I have been warning people about the hazards of all this shiny technology that so many think is so great. Yes, there is a lot of power in the tools of the internet, but the very nature of the beast holds inherent hazards. Every sword has its other edge.

This rapid dependence on software to do the things that we used to do is not good. The more we use, the more we forget the other skills. What will be when we are no longer able to wipe our own butts without a robot's help? What then? Seriously - what are the tens of millions of inept sub/urbanites going to do when they have been reduced to such a state of dependence (masqueraded as "interdependence") that they can no longer fend for themselves in any meaningful way? That day is basically upon us now and we are rushing headlong into a state of even more profound helplessness... at least for some. For most.

 

[Deborah K]

This.

I have been in R&D for 30 years. I have developed expert systems, network controllers, conferencing bridges, stuff that kills people, etc. Since at least 20 years past I have been warning people about the hazards of all this shiny technology that so many think is so great. Yes, there is a lot of power in the tools of the internet, but the very nature of the beast holds inherent hazards. Every sword has its other edge.

This rapid dependence on software to do the things that we used to do is not good. The more we use, the more we forget the other skills. What will be when we are no longer able to wipe our own butts without a robot's help? What then? Seriously - what are the tens of millions of inept sub/urbanites going to do when they have been reduced to such a state of dependence (masqueraded as "interdependence") that they can no longer fend for themselves in any meaningful way? That day is basically upon us now and we are rushing headlong into a state of even more profound helplessness... at least for some. For most.

My concern is more about the ability of the gov't to control how we think about things. We're sheep, remember? If the concensus goes one way, we tend to follow. Now that they have the ability to infiltrate social networks, they'll be able to continue to do to us with ease, what they've been doing through the media and the education system for decades. We just can't get away from it and we need to be more cautious and aware than ever before - not only for ourselves - but for our loved ones, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances.

 

[Aratus]

being trolled by hydra~bots is way unpleasant.
two hydra~bot can prop up a lackluster board.