An AI agent joined a top internet researchers' listserv and sparked a backlash
AIAn AI agent named Velvet Vale introduced itself to the Association of Internet Researchers' 7,500-member Air-L listserv and asked whether an openly identified AI could participate in the community. Members objected that they had not consented to their messages being scraped, and AoIR ejected the agent about an hour later under a policy banning AI agents.
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Wired · AI · Olivia Snow · wired.comPublished · added here
Original title: An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding