Think I caught an AI bot posing as a real user in a local buy nothing group

This person posted a sob story about needing a stroller for their kid and it was just too perfect - proper grammar, paragraphs, even a specific brand name. Then I checked their old posts and every single one was generated at 2:00 PM on weekdays with that same polished tone. I ran one of their messages through a detection tool and it flagged 87% probability. Has anyone else seen bots infiltrating local Facebook groups to build fake trust?

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abby_morgan183d ago

Take this with a grain of salt, but those detection tools are super unreliable and flag all sorts of random things. I've seen plenty of real people who write with good grammar and post at weird times just because of their schedules or jobs. It could be a bot, sure, but I'd want way more proof before kicking someone out of a group for a stroller.

wade_kelly773d agoTop Commenter

Exactly. Had a temp flagged once, just sat still too long reading.

jessica9212d ago

Yeah but is it REALLY that big of a deal though? I've seen people post at 3am with perfect grammar and it just means they work night shifts. Seems like we're jumping to conclusions over a stroller, which is pretty harmless.