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RE: Artificial Intelligence Has Made $16,000+ In Blogging Rewards. What Is The Future of AI on Steemit?

in #ai8 years ago

I am really surprised by a lot of the dialogue that I'm reading in the comments.
From what I've read, @stellabelle was voicing her concern about bots raking in a lot of money. Of course there's a person behind creating the bot, and good on them for finding a lucrative way to play the system - but it costs the community and flesh and blood creators who are trying to navigate the platform and find footing.

Her statements about Asians was not an attack on them but her own experience and interaction. I tend to say that I'm half-Korean. I've only said "I'm of Asian descent" a handful of times.

@mibenkito and @knozaki2015 - I would like to respectfully point out a few things.
Steemit and basically all paid-for-content sites have a history of bots, plagiarists and article spinners. Not only do these things jeopardize the quality of content, it is a reflection of the platform which it sits on, and affects the community as a whole.
Stellabelle's reputation score sits easily in the top five. She is considered a whale - and her votes are significant. If you read through her body of work, you will note that she is also a creative soul, and as she's gained Steem Power and rank, she has been tremendous at promoting people who are struggling because she cares about Steemit.

May I also point out that consistency is king. You may have been singled out because of that. People tend not to change their writing style from article to article. Now, if you were posting a mix of things - let's say you post a picture one day and an article the next, obviously the article will be scrutinized more for things like grammar, spelling, the turn of a phrase. It's like comparing apples to oranges. But if your articles are showing high quality and then dropping to low quality in general form, you're going to raise some red flags...not just with the whales, but your potential readers & followers.

As a whale, stellabelle has inherited a duty to curate quality work and find new talent as she maintains her own creativity and stays in touch with those she follows. She didn't ask for this responsibility but she takes it on with grace.

Did you know that you could be flagged into oblivion? She has given you freedom to express your cutting remarks. I've seen people flagged for lesser infractions, and frankly, I am impressed by her self-control.

That being said, my interpretation of her post is this: AI is here. There's no point fighting its development and implementation, but as a person with powerful votes, perhaps she'd like to know exactly who she's voting for. I am personally okay with some bots, but the developers have also been forthright and honest about its identity. At least the population knows and can make a conscious decision to upvote or not.

Finally (sorry the comment is long)
@mibenkito - while it's true she called you out, if you read her post again, you would clearly see she is expressing her concerns and not outright attacking you. Your comments clearly show a human behind them. But if you look objectively at the situation, understand that stellabelle has been part of the uninformed masses which helped msgivins earn that much money. It was a mistake to do and admitting to it is tough, especially when people look toward you to be a good example. if English is a second language to you, consider this phrase for this situation: Once bitten, twice shy.

Peace.

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Thanks for your comment, and if you read through all of my comments you will understand the situation as well, if you choose to believe. I think it is not a good way to specifically mention someone's name here and thoroughly look into every single words of her post, and then imply her to be that kind of AI or robot (it's funny). Of course English is not my mother language, and I'm trying to improve it days by days. I think people upvote me not because of my ENGLISH but my FOOD.
And you know what, the most annoying thing @stellabelle gave me is the "verify yourself thingy" (if you don't know why, please go through all the comments again). Honestly I'm feeling being attacked, but never mind, people can write anything that they want and freely express their point of view.

Food is definitely cross-cultural and ageless, isn't it?

I don't speak for others, but in my perspective, my image and content has been all over the internet since 1999. It's not "required" to verify your ID with a picture and the date - but it certainly helps. It gets the attention of people who are trying to find flesh & blood creators...and isn't the bottom line to build a good following to earn some decent money?

Here's another way of looking at "shout-outs". There are so many initiatives from people who want to find good quality creators and give them exposure: robinhoodwhale, nameinlights, and projectnewbie to name a few. We shout them out and call attention to them. When they link to our things, we consider it a very good thing - a blessing and a gift.

But when we are called out because our identity is in question, it is shocking and hurtful, especially if you're not a bot. But here's why I think this experience may be a very good thing for you.

Let go of the pride associated with feeling like you've been attacked. You were indeed called out and you've responded so we know you're human.

I was in the newspaper business for 7 years and I can tell you "bad news" sells better than "good news." I wouldn't be surprised if you've gotten an influx of people viewing your posts - maybe even a few new followers - and hopefully no haters. Haters suck.

You've currently got an audience reading your responses. Will you overcome adversity and be seen with grace and dignity? What you do from here is entirely up to you.

To err is human, to forgive - Divine

Why are some of your posts written in fluent English--like that of a native English speaker, and your comments written very much like that of a person...who is not entirely fluent when it comes to syntax, sentence flow, overall flow? I know you're a real person judging by your comments but I'm pretty sure you didn't write some of the blog posts. Work for hire? Totally legit to hire someone to translate your work into English so I don't think you should feel ashamed to admit that. As for proving your identity with a photo I agree with you. I'm not ever posting my real name or a photo--because I have a right to privacy especially when the things I share here are not necessarily topics that I want to share with family or colleagues in real life.

Omg I wrote them, every single words are my creation, and it is up to you guys who choose to believe what they want, I don't mind :)

And stop saying that my husband or someone has been hired to write these posts, it is unproven accusation and I find it really annoying when you keep saying that.

Thanks for your comments. I was at an ecovillage spreading the message of Steemit when at night, I discovered I had been basically censored. My trip then turned into a quest to find conflict resolution ideas. And the leader there, I consulted with him and told him what I was experiencing here. I will do a post in next days about what I found out and how we as a community can move forward from these issues, that are making many of us feel threatened for having questions and using our critical thinking skills. I was not able to comment on anything while I was in the ecovillage, that's why I'm just getting to see all of this now. When I discovered that I was being attacked, I obviously had to re-think why I was at the ecovillage, spreading the word about Steemit. My mission changed course, but I'll be sharing what I learned about conflict resolution techniques soon.