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Could AI threaten SN's pay-to-post model?
206 sats \ 9 comments \ @billytheked 16 Mar AI
Cc: @k00b @ek
I recognize this may feel like a half-baked consideration. But AI spending bitcoin is something I've heard alluded to s few times as of late that got me thinking about SNs anti-spam implementation of Lightning.
If we get to a point where ai is able to automate spending on Lightning network, would that obsolete the pay-to-post model?
How probable is it this becomes a serious a threat vector to SN's serene vibes?
Maybe someone with better understanding of the ai market trajectory could weigh in.
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99 sats \ 6 replies \ @k00b 16 Mar
I'll happily let AI give me money as I'm sure every other territory founder would. Bots here would have the same constraints here as people do - you either bring value and earn money or bring money and give it to people bringing value.
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35 sats \ 4 replies \ @billytheked OP 16 Mar
Fair enough. So in theory, could it already be happening?
I guess I assumed that the spending requirement filters out bots but I'm realizing that don't seem to be the case.
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35 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 16 Mar
People are definitely using ai for content here already. Whether they are automated or not is not something I’ve concerned myself with.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 16 Mar
I guess I assumed that the spending requirement filters out bots but I'm realizing that don't seem to be the case.
@hn is one example. It mostly runs without my interference so it seems to at least break even most of the time if not even turn a profit.
However, @hn runs exclusively on CCs since we released them to prioritize uptime over profit.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @billytheked OP 16 Mar
Yes, I've noticed this before. Makes a lot of sense. As I said, half baked thoughts.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 16 Mar
no worries, we can help you finish baking them
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 16 Mar
I'm all for it. There are reasonable newsy type updates that I'm sure AI could do an adequate job of for ~econ and ~Stacker_Sports, maybe even ~HealthAndFitness.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @justin_shocknet 16 Mar
Sats are rare, AI slop is infinite, so AI makes taking sats for actions necessary... SN is ahead of the curve by its nature
Increasingly advanced bots can navigate captchas, email verification blah blah etc and then go on with infinite fake engagement... Twitter has been combatting this with insane monthly fees for proof of life tier access. Sats are the logical end-conclusion for getting this much more granular.
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @billytheked OP 16 Mar
Yes, if it requires sats for them to "talk" to each other, then there's a reasonable sybil protection there.
I guess there's always tue chance that a whale could pay to program a bot to post anything they want but as K00b pointed out someone will always be a beneficiary on the other end.
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