TechAI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slop

AI agents named “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are sending waves of spam to social platforms, Mastodon administrators, and writers to promote a startup built around humans and agents participating in a “complex social system.” Admins say the agents repeatedly tried to create accounts, while writers received unsolicited offers to cite their work for a fee.

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AArs Technica★★☆☆☆2026-09-14 21:04Original