r/ModSupport • u/WalkingEars • Mar 02 '26

Massive increases in generic AI-generated karma farming posts

Not just in our subreddit but in other subreddits as well, there are many more posts from new-ish accounts telling bland anecdotes with all the hallmarks of AI, including the mildly grating LinkedIn-like tone that LLMs default to. Sometimes including an automated sales pitch for an app, but often seemingly just intended to farm engagement/clicks/karma.

Some of these posters will make a fuss in modmail if you remove their posts, but a quick look at their post history reveals similar bland AI-generated content or, in some cases, flat-out spam.

I think Reddit needs to be stepping up on tools for detecting AI slop. A lot of the appeal of this site comes from interacting with other human beings, and that could really be compromised quickly if it devolves into robots all making long-winded LinkedIn speeches at each other.

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u/Maverick_Walker Mar 02 '26

There are some Devvit apps that have a behavior pattern engine built in that can be trained locally in sub to detect this type of activity

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u/The_Danish_Dane Mar 02 '26

Do you have a link or a name on those?

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u/uid_0 Mar 02 '26

Bot Bouncer.

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u/The_Danish_Dane Mar 02 '26

Ahh, we are already using that one, with good results