It has been over a year since it was announced that Elon Musk bought Twitter and the business magnates has revealed that his goal of eliminating bots on the platform has become increasingly difficult.
Amid the growing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) on the social network, Musk has raised concerns about the difficulty of distinguishing between AI-powered bots and real users..
As he recalls a report from TradeWhen Musk took over as CEO of Twitter, a position now held by Linda Yaccarino, he stressed his stance against the presence of bots on the social network. Her most notable initiative in this area was the implementation of Twitter Blue, a payment verification system that grants users a verification badge with the iconic blue check.
An “impossible” fight
Recently, the also CEO of SpaceX and Tesla shared a message on his Twitter profile in which he pointed out that it has become increasingly difficult to “distinguish between AI bots” and predicts that this task will soon be “impossible”.
“As I’ve said many times, it’s getting harder and harder to distinguish between AI bots. soon it will be impossible. The only ‘social networks’ that will survive will be those that require verification. The payment system is a means of verification that increases the cost of the bot by ~10,000XElon responded to a thread of tweets about a user complaining about direct messages sent by bots.
Hopefully releasing the update this week.
As I’ve said many times, it is increasingly difficult to distinguish between AI bots. Soon, it will be impossible.
The only “social networks” that survive will be those that require verification. The payment system is a means of…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 11, 2023
Faced with this challenge, the Twitter team will be forced to explore new options to guarantee the authenticity of users on the platform. The verification, which has a monthly price, is presented as a possible solution to combat the proliferation of bots and preserve the integrity of the social network in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
Despite Elon Musk’s efforts to eliminate bots on Twitter, the advent of AI has made it difficult to distinguish between real users and bots. Is everything orchestrated to join Twitter Blue or is the billionaire truly losing his battle?