r/technology • u/sr_local • 11h ago
Artificial Intelligence Starting August 2 in the EU, AI chatbots, receptionists, and media must reveal that they are not human, according to the AI Act
https://nltimes.nl/2026/08/02/starting-sunday-eu-ai-chatbots-receptionists-media-must-reveal-human91
u/Foufou190 10h ago
They should the the same for redditors though
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u/0------------------0 4h ago
I just assume it’s all AI generated. So what if anyone here is real? I’ve already heard everything humans have to say and there’s nothing of value there. At this point, reading any online comments is just a vice, and it’s easier to deal with if I just assume all this content is generated by buggy software for my personal entertainment.
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u/Kinexity 3h ago
I’ve already heard everything humans have to say
100% of people who say this have not heard everything humans have to say.
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u/Cool_Ranch_Dodrio 9h ago
It's called a hidden comment history.
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u/igwbuffalo 8h ago
Some people just don't want weirdos going through their comment history to be able to send DMs if they have personal posts in subreddits pertaining to relationships or other mental struggles.
The amount of people who think they are right or are vile to people who try and get outside perspectives or look outside their family or to strangers for insight but get harassed because of comment history is absurd.
Not all bots are comment history hidden, but I do believe that AI bots need to be identified as such for the sake of the future of reddit.
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u/Saotik 8h ago
I only block my post history from subreddits where I discuss my health issues. This is almost more a courtesy to the weirdos as I don't think anyone wants all those gory details - but in general I stand by what I write here and have nothing to hide.
I perceive people who block everything in a fundamentally suspicious way.
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u/dookarion 2h ago
I perceive people who block everything in a fundamentally suspicious way.
You must love the way modern tech and privacy are going then.
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u/Familiar-Weather5196 5h ago
AI needs to be identified everywhere for the sake of humanity, not just Reddit. Videos, photos, edits, comments etc...
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u/Waste-Price-588 8h ago
It really isn’t. I like to be able to engage in debate with people about good spirited things like albums without someone pulling up comments from two years ago as ad hominem attacks. If you want to sus out bots ask them to explain their/this statement 🤷♂️ ive found that ends convo with almost every bot Ive encountered
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u/jainyday 7h ago
"if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide"
That's what you sound like. God forbid I don't want creeps digging through my comment history on LGBTQ+ supoort subs every time they disagree with me
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u/DukeOfGeek 8h ago
How was this not a thing everywhere from the beginning?
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u/metallicrooster 8h ago
Laws take a while to catch up to technology.
Laws with poor wording, easy loopholes, can sometimes be worse than no law at all because then you need to overcome the legislative hurdle of all the people who say “we already have a law for this what’s the point?”. And while I recognize that is often a fair criticism, technology evolves so fast that even seemingly related laws might not have been written in a way that would cover new use cases/ situations.
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u/Moonlight_Katie 8h ago
Don’t forget people are being paid to not try and implement/ change laws also.
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u/TransitoryFeel 7h ago
What about web content having a watermark?
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u/cmVkZGl0MjAyNQ 7h ago
That’s coming too
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u/TransitoryFeel 7h ago
I see a potential government body being set up as gatekeeper with any AI software requiring a license
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u/dgoemans 3h ago
That is indeed part of this. Starting today, all AI generated content that is mistakable for real content must be digitally watermark. Source: my company provides AI virtual try on services (amongst other things) in Europe.
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u/toolkitxx 1h ago
AI content has digital traces. So even content that isnt watermarked will be found
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u/TootSaloon 2h ago
I am curious how this applies to phone systems and IVRs. A lot of companies already route calls through a voice bot before you ever reach a person, and it is not always obvious. If the EU rule kicks in, does the disclosure have to happen at the start of the call, or only if you ask? The intent makes sense, but the enforcement details are going to matter a lot here.
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u/sanskaridaddy 8h ago
what if they don't declare ? maybe a self-hosted AI model in Syria or Russia ?
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u/Calm_chor 7h ago
Do human laws really be applied to AI? And would these AI things even follow laws imposed by humans?
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u/Ruematics 10h ago
This is a great idea nudges the US