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Spam email scores blog's 'AI readiness' at 56%
Original: I got this spam email just now, and I am a little intrigued. My blog scored 56% on AI readiness (whatever the hell that
A blogger shared a spam email claiming their blog scored 56% on so-called 'AI readiness', a vague metric with no clear definition. The blogger refused to click any links, joking about wanting the score down to 0% and noting their blog contains old prompt-injection jokes that may have triggered it. The episode highlights a growing wave of AI-themed marketing spam preying on publishers' anxieties about how their content is used by AI systems.
Why now: AI-themed spam targeting website owners is spreading, and the vague 'AI readiness' score amused and alarmed people.
Evidence
- I got this spam email just now, and I am a little intrigued. My blog scored 56% on AI readiness (whatever the hell that is, not clicking any links) and now I'm just dying to know if I can get it to 0%. A score of 56% seems way too high. I guess my old joke prompt injection… · veronica@mastodon.online · 5
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