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minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI don’t know if this will be a controversial statement, but with a few exceptions, I can’t imagine an AI mod on reddit being any worse than a human mod on reddit. At worst it’s a wash, but I’m leaning towards it being a net improvement.
minus-squareRioting Pacifist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoThe AI admins are much worse, they cannot detect tone or sarcasm or context so will ban you if you say the wrong words in a post about CEOs.
minus-squarejoe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 day agoI have definitely been banned for sarcastic comments taken literally. Hell, I was banned once for quoting JFK, in context, for advocating violence. I’m still not convinced it will be any worse. Luckily, I don’t really have to worry about it anymore.
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s exactly how human mods operate. Human mods tend to be the “zero tolerance, zero thought” types.
I don’t know if this will be a controversial statement, but with a few exceptions, I can’t imagine an AI mod on reddit being any worse than a human mod on reddit. At worst it’s a wash, but I’m leaning towards it being a net improvement.
The AI admins are much worse, they cannot detect tone or sarcasm or context so will ban you if you say the wrong words in a post about CEOs.
I have definitely been banned for sarcastic comments taken literally. Hell, I was banned once for quoting JFK, in context, for advocating violence.
I’m still not convinced it will be any worse. Luckily, I don’t really have to worry about it anymore.
That’s exactly how human mods operate. Human mods tend to be the “zero tolerance, zero thought” types.