Are these guys AI?

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Posted my novel like 2 days ago but been receiving odd DMs from people and they sound suspiciously like AI.

I asked 3 of them if they were AI, two denied it. One didn’t response.

and like one of them (last picture) is just posting like the same comment on different stories. So it definitely smells ai
 

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Author_Riceball said:
Posted my novel like 2 days ago but been receiving odd DMs from people and they sound suspiciously like AI.

I asked 3 of them if they were AI, two denied it. One didn’t response.

and like one of them (last picture) is just posting like the same comment on different stories. So it definitely smells ai
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Yeah, bots and scammers. Notice they won't say "Specifics." they'll be like "I really liked your story. good job" this is so they can comeback later and ask you to "click on some link" or some such.
 
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They'll start off acting by being really nice or saying they were inspired by your work, some of them even skim your story just to make it seem real. Always play it safe and maybe ask them some questions to see if they really even read it. It sucks because you're thinking someone took the time to reach out when they just wanna scam you. :blob_hmph:
 
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Hahaha. Scammers. 100% scammers. They are swarming all over fanfiction site and now, they have contaminated SH too. They act nice and use flowery words to get the attention of new authors. Don't ever fall for that c*ap. Just report them.
 
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Xcalibur_Xc said:
Hahaha. Scammers. 100% scammers. They are swarming all over fanfiction site and now, they have contaminated SH too. They act nice and use flowery words to get the attention of new authors. Don't ever fall for that c*ap. Just report them.
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Can you blame them?

The mountains of 'sponsorships' that third-rate, untalented artists USED to get for people desperate for minor illustrations on Deviantart and the like have dried up. Why? Because AI is BETTER than their untalented crap.

That, and people who figure they can sell YOU AI drivel as a con.

They used to have a safe income stream that their third-rate 'art streams' could guarantee. Now they are starving and too lazy to get a real job. OF COURSE, they are desperate. They are also the people who protest most vociferously on boards against AI, because the more people use them, the more they realize that using a backhoe is just more efficient than hiring a mountain of ditch-diggers.

AI art is absolute crap, but ironically, it is BETTER than most of these 'artists' who try to sell off stuff that wouldn't even have pride of place on their mom's refrigerator
 
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Shelbie said:
Can you blame them?

The mountains of 'sponsorships' that third-rate, untalented artists USED to get for people desperate for minor illustrations on Deviantart and the like have dried up. Why? Because AI is BETTER than their untalented crap.

That, and people who figure they can sell YOU AI drivel as a con.

They used to have a safe income stream that their third-rate 'art streams' could guarantee. Now they are starving and too lazy to get a real job. OF COURSE, they are desperate. They are also the people who protest most vociferously on boards against AI, because the more people use them, the more they realize that using a backhoe is just more efficient than hiring a mountain of ditch-diggers.

AI art is absolute crap, but ironically, it is BETTER than most of these 'artists' who try to sell off stuff that wouldn't even have pride of place on their mom's refrigerator
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What the hell are you even babbling about?
These guys are pretending to be artists, they aren't real artists.
And real artists aren't going anywhere, I constantly commission them every month.
Why do you even have such a hate boner for real artists? They are putting a lot of effort into what they do... It's like you hate hard working people because you dont put the effort to be as hard working as them, pure hypocrisy. And there's nothing wrong with being proud of their own hard work and their artwork, you're the worst kind of retard.
 
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Child, you have NO idea.
PancakesWitch said:
What the hell are you even babbling about?
These guys are pretending to be artists, they aren't real artists.
And real artists aren't going anywhere, I constantly commission them every month.
Why do you even have such a hate boner for real artists? They are putting a lot of effort into what they do... It's like you hate hard working people because you dont put the effort to be as hard working as them, pure hypocrisy. And there's nothing wrong with being proud of their own hard work and their artwork, you're the worst kind of retard.
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I AM an artist, although not a genius... but over the last 30 years I have been conned by jokers like Brian O'Connell (Who still owes me over 2 grand 30 years later). Internet 'graphic artists' are absolutely the worst and have ALWAYS been trying to con both indie game developers and writers. I have been in the middle of that community, and been at the cons, and see how these jokers react when you call attention to their absolute lack of talent.

These are not any more 'real artists' than a kid printing out commodore 64 pixel art, and I can tell you, from over 30 years in the CENTER of the 'community', that these are NOT real artists, There has always been a core of the internet art community that have been absolute scammers from the very beginning... and today's ai artists? They are just a continuation, or the same people with new hats.

Be careful what you label as hypocrisy, since even the 'fanservice writers' here put more effort into a single chapter than the vast majority of these scammers have ever put into anything but figuring out how to rip other artists off.
 
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Author_Riceball said:
Posted my novel like 2 days ago but been receiving odd DMs from people and they sound suspiciously like AI.

I asked 3 of them if they were AI, two denied it. One didn’t response.

and like one of them (last picture) is just posting like the same comment on different stories. So it definitely smells ai
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You get DM's? :blob_frown:
Lucky :blob_pout:
 
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Maybe not AI exactly, but they are scammers/bots. The only genuine one might be the one welcoming you to SH.
The compliments are to hook you in, the scamming comes after. You can see this in your last screenshot:
"Great chapter!" "BTW, are you interested in some design?"
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It's a common strategy from scammers. If you see this, report them.
Racosharko said:
:sweating_profusely: I am immediately sus of any account with 2 numbers at the end of the name....
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:sweating_profusely:
 
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Shelbie said:
Child, you have NO idea.

I AM an artist, although not a genius... but over the last 30 years I have been conned by jokers like Brian O'Connell (Who still owes me over 2 grand 30 years later). Internet 'graphic artists' are absolutely the worst and have ALWAYS been trying to con both indie game developers and writers. I have been in the middle of that community, and been at the cons, and see how these jokers react when you call attention to their absolute lack of talent.

These are not any more 'real artists' than a kid printing out commodore 64 pixel art, and I can tell you, from over 30 years in the CENTER of the 'community', that these are NOT real artists, There has always been a core of the internet art community that have been absolute scammers from the very beginning... and today's ai artists? They are just a continuation, or the same people with new hats.

Be careful what you label as hypocrisy, since even the 'fanservice writers' here put more effort into a single chapter than the vast majority of these scammers have ever put into anything but figuring out how to rip other artists off.
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Your whole super villain origin story is really boring so I won't pursue this topic, you also kind of sound like you were generated by AI tbh
 
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