in relation to this: https://programming.dev/post/177829
edit: the problem isn’t so much about a bot that uses AI but about not having an opt-out option
in relation to this: https://programming.dev/post/177829
edit: the problem isn’t so much about a bot that uses AI but about not having an opt-out option
I think helpful bots, like this one, are generally a good thing. However I also think there should be a way for a community, either an instance as a whole or a community/magazine, can register their dislike of particular bots and/or have a setting to block them. Right now, I really want to block the lemmit bot. I don’t need or want my feed gummed up w/ Reddit reposts.
I think you should be able to block a bot from a community exactly as a user.
The suggestion from a user in the linked post to put #nobot in the user profile is good though. It gives a way out for some folks. I personally don’t mind, but if someone does, put this in your description. It could become a standard on lemmy/kbin.
It’s already a standard on the Fediverse! and I guess on other places too