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New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic (interestingengineering.com)
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New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic::undefined

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[–] JDubbleu@programming.dev 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I really hate the phrase "bots" because it gives the appearance that they're all useless and malicious. I guarantee you they lumped in the following extremely valid uses of "bots":

  • Automated personal scripts that many programmers use, these are technically bots. Hell, I use a "bot" to auto-clip digital Safeway coupons
  • Moderation bots on sites like Lemmy/Reddit
  • Archive efforts

Are AI chatbots bots? If they use a loose enough definition all this means is humans utilize fuck tons of automation over the Internet, both programmers and not.

[–] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I use a "bot" to auto-clip digital Safeway coupons

How?

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They go, "hey bot, would you please clip me some Safeway coupons?"

Then the bot goes and gets their little bot scissors and their bot newspaper, then clips up some coupons and hands them to OP.

It's a pretty endearing sight.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Then the bot goes and gets their little bot scissors

But digitally.

and their bot newspaper,

But digitally.

then clips up some coupons

But digitally.

and hands them to OP.

But digitally.

They said we'd all be living in a VR world by now back in the 90s!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

I had some good times with your mom last night. But digitally.