The Verge published this spam article about the “best printers of 2024” to demonstrate how terrible Google’s search results are. It now appears as the top non-sponsored post if you search “best printer” on Google.

I love a good, informative troll.

  • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    He used AI to pad the article because that’s what real spam articles do. It had nothing to do with acceptance.

    That was a stated goal, yes, but if that sort of tactic is done again and again, at some point, people will push back less against AI in reviews. Toad in a slow boiling pot sort of thing.

    Again, tongue-in-cheek. Don’t overanalyze it, no need to defend, I’m just stating that was a possibility in the back of my mind, but not most likely what’s really going on.

    Relax, everything is fine. It’s just conversation.

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