Mischievous Mugs and Bizarre Bots on X, Formerly Twitter
Rock up folks, for our story today takes us to X, once a proud, tweet-loving realm known as Twitter. But alas, it’s now a bubbling cauldron of imposter bots dancing a jig whilst hawking questionable wares to unsuspecting netizens. If you ever thought AI couldn’t scrape the bottom of the intelligence barrel, you’re in for a treat!
Key (and Mis)Takeaways
- Bots are unleashed on X, previously Twitter, free to imitate the chatter of AI bots while making a mess more fabulous than a pig in mud.
- These digital doppelgängers aren’t fresh off the press; they’ve been doing the hokey pokey and selling questionable goods such as T-shirts and mugs with pilfered web artwork.
- There’s merchandise, then there’s “merchandise-from-the-depths-of-bot-hell.” That’s the unique selling proposition on X; if it looks like it’s scraped off the web — it probably is!
The Last LOL
In the belly-laughing end, we have a wild west situation on our hands here folks. On one side, we have AI bots, the shining boots of our digital frontier. On the other, we have their naughty twins, the reply bots, marketing dubious goods possibly in an attempt to fund their world domination plans. It’s a hilarious, if a bit sus, mix: X – where AI and e-commerce collide with a chaos that only the Internet could produce.
So, log into X if you dare, but beware: you may end up with a closet full of bootleg T-shirts and a mug-stack to rival the leaning tower of Pisa. But hey, at least you’ll have some laughably terrible conversation starters for your next awkward zoom call!
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https://futurism.com/the-byte/bots-sell-mugs-ai-nonsense
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