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Mastodon user questions data surge origin, speculates LLM involvement

A user on Mastodon is questioning the origin of a sudden surge of data, speculating if it originated from a Large Language Model (LLM). The user directly addresses another user, Sean, asking what changed to cause this data inundation and collapse, referencing a previous post on Flipboard. AI

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Mastodon user questions data surge origin, speculates LLM involvement

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · JoBlakely ·

    RE: https:// flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/1 17612316413056666 Where did all that surge of data come from, Sean? Where did it all come from? Was it from an LLM,

    RE: https:// flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/1 17612316413056666 Where did all that surge of data come from, Sean? Where did it all come from? Was it from an LLM, Sean? This is the first time you’ve been inundated with data to the point of collapse. What changed, Sean? # AI # Analog…