Replybots have evolved: now they ask genuinely interesting-looking questions
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-10-12
Ethan Mollick observes that replybots on X have shifted their slop strategy: instead of rephrasing your post with a "that's the part people miss" bit, they now ask questions that feel like real intellectual engagement — which somehow makes them worse and harder to spot. ZeroStateReflex replies wishing someone tracked this, suspecting it only appears on high-comment posts, and quips: "So they're smart now?"
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