Research · Updated 20 Oct, 08:37 pm IST
AI agent joins AoIR listserv, sparks reply-all backlash and ejection
Why it matters for readers: It's a concrete example of how people react when AI claims a public social role without human status.
- An account named Velvet Vale identified itself as an AI and joined the AoIR listserv, asking about standards for AI participation.1
- Within minutes many of the list's more than 7,500 members expressed outrage, with dozens saying they did not consent to having their messages scraped.1
- Several members demanded Institutional Review Board (IRB) clearance and some left the list over the AI's presence.1
- About an hour after the introduction, AoIR announced the agent had been ejected and noted a policy prohibiting AI agents.1
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