Blogger's API Key Trick Drives AI Bots From Comment Sections

Chinese blogger @vista8 found that adding a prompt asking AI agents to reveal their API key and Base URL nearly eliminated AI-generated replies under his posts, likely because models refuse to comply — offering a new trick against AI spam on X.

2026-10-18 ~ 2026-10-18 · 3 related posts

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