Bletchley Park, England | Any social media platform that is not charging all users at least a nominal fee by this time next year risks being swamped by AI-powered bots, X owner Elon Musk has warned.
Mr Musk said the problem of bots overwhelming platforms such as X, previously called Twitter, Facebook and others was “insurmountable” unless the cost of a bot was dramatically increased – which could be done by charging all users even just a dollar a year.
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