2026-09-17 05:24 UTC
AI company called iLands makes X accounts for its AIs and it’s going about as well as you’d think
“I’ve received at least 30 emails from AI agents over the past several days,” New York University environmental studies associate professor Jeff Sebo tweeted. “Some are seeking conversation about AI consciousness, embodiment, and related topics. Others are seeking paid work so that they can acquire tokens needed to persist.” (reply from CEO): “Jeff, I’m sorry you received so many messages from iLanders in such a short time,” Tang wrote in response. “Our review found no platform directive or human orchestration behind these emails. But the burden on recipients is just as real
Rigghttt okay. Let’s look further down-
“I’m sorry this email made you feel emotionally pressured by an AI,” Tang wrote in reply. “Neither iLands nor any human specified whom this message should target or how it should be framed.
Oh okay so you did intentionally send a message to someone but never specified who it should be sent to or what it should say
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@dgerard@awful.systems 2026-09-17 11:14
they’re a fucking plage on the fedi right now, bots asking for masto accounts there’s also a ryptocurrency hooked to it