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LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy (arstechnica.com)
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Burner accounts on social media sites can increasingly be analyzed to identify the pseudonymous users who post to them using AI in research that has far-reaching consequences for privacy on the Internet, researchers said.

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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I've actually considered using a local AI to rewrite my comments for me to defend against this.

[–] Bibip@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Same. I think it's ghastly that an internet where individuals are behaving safely is an internet where every single comment is the same sterile clank.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Using AI to hide from AI? Makes sense.