Ethan Mollick: reply bots now fake intellectual engagement with questions
emollick · x · 2026-10-12
Ethan Mollick notes that reply bots on X have shifted from rephrasing posts with 'that's the part people miss' bits to asking seemingly interesting questions — a form of replieslop that mimics genuine intellectual engagement and is thus harder to spot and arguably worse.
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