So it has been only a couple months and AI spam is causing problems for submissions in communities from StackOverflow to Sci-Fi publishing to photo contests. The AIs can overrun all the CAPTCHAs too.
So, this is just the beginning. What will happen next year on HN? Anyone can deploy a swarm of bots
With generative AI (text, images, videos), I'm of the opinion that very soon -- if not now -- every"one" on the internet should be assumed a bot until proven otherwise.
In other words, it's now trivial to fake a digital persona, including "selfies", "personalities", and more.
So, this is just the beginning. What will happen next year on HN? Anyone can deploy a swarm of bots