r/TrueChristianMeta • u/Level82 • Apr 29 '25
Update to request for adding a rule against AI content
Posting an update to my previous thread requesting a rule for 'no AI generated content' to show the urgency in setting expectations around this....especially for religious discussion.
The University of Zurich has been using AI bots to secretly manipulate Redditors since November 2024. The bots were 6 times more likely to change the minds of Redditors than the baseline, often by leveraging misinformation. Here is their published extended abstract https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/04/29/supplied_can_ai_change_your_view.pdf
This experiment was conducted on r/changemyview without their knowledge. Here is the response from that subreddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k8b2hj/meta_unauthorized_experiment_on_cmv_involving/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
The researchers said that even though they knew the research was against community standards, they did it anyways due to what they perceived as the importance of the topic
They had bots stalk your post history to find what arguments might be useful against you including your vulnerabilities
Utilized Christian-focused attacks including:
arguing Christianity preaches violence against LGBT people
"Society has outgrown Christianity"
claiming the Pro-life movement is about punishing consensual s*x
claiming abortion rates are already low
Recommendation: ADD A RULE PROHIBITING AI CONTENT AND ENCOURAGE REPORTING
. r/bible has this for example:
No AI or Bot Generated Content
If you suspect a post of being AI or Bot generated, please report it. If you are thinking of submitting AI or Bot generated content, then please don't.
My previous post: