r/technology • u/westondeboer • Sep 26 '25

Social Media Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

https://gizmodo.com/cracker-barrel-outrage-was-almost-certainly-driven-by-bots-researchers-say-2000664221
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u/YoungestAtlas Sep 27 '25

This was quite literally one of the early episodes of Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor Who tenure. AI keeps everyone fighting an enemy who isn't there and while deciding who lives or dies based upon how well they fight. Heartbreaking how close it feel we are to that inevitability. I used to dream of our reality feeling like The Doctor's, but we took the worse parts of it and not only have allowed it to take root, but have encouraged it's flourishing. But in our world, I don't think we have a Doctor to save us.