2023-09-19 08:25:37
In a discussion with Benjamin Netanyahu
In July, he said the platform had lost regarding half of its revenue. Bots – accounts run by computer programs rather than humans – are common on X, where they can be used to artificially amplify political messages or fan the flames of racial hatred.
The new hypothesis was raised during an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This raised the issue of anti-Semitism online and how X might “prevent the use of robots – armies of robots – to reproduce and amplify it.”
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Argument: to counter robots
Elon Musk responded that the company was “moving toward a small monthly payment for using System X.” “It’s the only way I can think of to fight vast armies of robots,” he said. “Because a robot costs a fraction of a cent – call it a tenth of a cent – but if someone has to pay even a few dollars, a minor amount, the effective cost of robots is very high. And then you also need to have a new payment method every time you have a new bot.”
The conversation, which was broadcast on Musk accused the ADL of making unfounded accusations of anti-Semitism that scared away advertisers and hurt his company’s revenue, and threatened to sue it for billions of dollars.
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