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Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs

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Re: Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs

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Post by sponaugle »

danielodievich wrote: post #88

I post under my real name here, pretty much the only place I post. It keeps me honest and straight in what I say when I choose to say it. I tried talking to my children about leaving as clean of a footprint on the internet as one can in anticipation of future people/systems taking that into consideration. I don't know what it will be but I would expect some adversarial stuff. Trying to keep clean is what I'd prefer f…

I am similar in that all of my interactions are with my real name and it is unique enough that just putting it into google will instantly identify me. There is one other 'jeff sponaugle' but I think he is far more annoyed with my presence than I would be with him.

On the plus side, someone will sometimes say while talking to me - oh your are that Subaru guy, or that youtube guy, or whatever and that is fun connection.

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Post by iamnothere »

5o1ecist wrote: post #94
gmuslera wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And different agendas. Governments and corporations doesn't try social engineering attacks, scams or do things that end in i.e. ransomware attacks.

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Don’t forget eBay: https://www.wired.com/story/ebay-employees-charged-cyberstal...

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Post by cloudfudge »

YesBox wrote: post #19
YesBox wrote: post #12

Additionally, you can open up copilot.microsoft.com or w/e and ask it to summarize any reddit users (and presumably HN) posts. Not just the content, but their emotional state (without prompting). [0] Note: last I tried this was months ago, things may have changed.

I just retried this with my reddit account (game dev stuff) Last block of text from copilot :/ ----------- If you want, I can also break down: Their posting style (tone, frequency, community engagement) How their work compares to other indie city builders What seems to resonate most with Reddit users Just tell me what angle you want to explore next.

I just had a conversation with gemini where I asked it to analyze my style and one of the things it claimed was that I referred to things as "AI slop" and "brainrot", both of which are terms I haven't ever used. I spent a few minutes trying to get cites for that and it kept producing the same quotes from other people and insisting it had corrected the record.

Seems like it's overstating perceived anti-AI sentiment. :)

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Post by heisenbit »

anjel wrote: post #119
antonvs wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Same comment read after 1 Dec 2020 (Transition coming out): Insensitive, demeaning, in accurate. I genuinely don't understand this. Are you sure you're not imagining possible offenses against some non-existent standard?

standards change over time. Grandfather clauses are a courtesy, not a right.

Society's legally double standard:

- people can create new standards that will be applied retroactively

- lawmakers can create new laws which can not be applied retroactively

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Post by NetOpWibby »

JohnMakin wrote: post #113
monksy wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think he's wrong and I'm willing to say that. The ability for people to move beyond the fundamental attribution error is well known and takes major resources to correct that. For anyone that posts a comment, assuming you want to have easy attribution later is that you must future proof your words. That is not possible and it is extremely suppressive to express yourself. For example: "Ellen Page is fantastic in the…

> That is not possible and it is extremely suppressive to express yourself. Also for the fact that you cannot predict how future powers will view past comments - for instance, certain benign political views 20 years ago could become "terroristic speech" tomorrow. I operate by a simple, general rule - I don't often say anything online I wouldn't say directly to someone's face in real life.

> I operate by a simple, general rule - I don't often say anything online I wouldn't say directly to someone's face in real life.

More people should keep this same energy. I try to stress this to my kids and it feels like it's falling on deaf ears in regards to my teen. Alas.

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Post by actionfromafar »

JohnMakin wrote: post #113
monksy wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think he's wrong and I'm willing to say that. The ability for people to move beyond the fundamental attribution error is well known and takes major resources to correct that. For anyone that posts a comment, assuming you want to have easy attribution later is that you must future proof your words. That is not possible and it is extremely suppressive to express yourself. For example: "Ellen Page is fantastic in the…

> That is not possible and it is extremely suppressive to express yourself. Also for the fact that you cannot predict how future powers will view past comments - for instance, certain benign political views 20 years ago could become "terroristic speech" tomorrow. I operate by a simple, general rule - I don't often say anything online I wouldn't say directly to someone's face in real life.

Interesting. You could probably get into trouble in those two places for extremely different things you said.

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Post by goatlover »

ectospheno wrote: post #96
danielodievich wrote: post #88

I post under my real name here, pretty much the only place I post. It keeps me honest and straight in what I say when I choose to say it. I tried talking to my children about leaving as clean of a footprint on the internet as one can in anticipation of future people/systems taking that into consideration. I don't know what it will be but I would expect some adversarial stuff. Trying to keep clean is what I'd prefer f…

I expect more people over time to use local LLMs to write every single post they make online.

What would that accomplish? Just to keep their social credit score in the acceptable range while they go touch grass?

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Post by iamnothere »

Despite being pseudonymous, I don’t take great pains to hide who I am. I am in my 50s and live on the West coast. I don’t have socials and I don’t post anywhere else. Have at it!

If you are semi-retired, you’re free from the threat of cancellation. As long as you aren’t posting about crimes, there’s limits to what anyone can legally do to you. (Still, it’s good to be prudent and limit sharing.)

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Post by [deleted] »

iamnothere wrote: post #129

Despite being pseudonymous, I don’t take great pains to hide who I am. I am in my 50s and live on the West coast. I don’t have socials and I don’t post anywhere else. Have at it! If you are semi-retired, you’re free from the threat of cancellation. As long as you aren’t posting about crimes, there’s limits to what anyone can legally do to you. (Still, it’s good to be prudent and limit sharing.)

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