A Discord community for gay gamers is in disarray after one of its moderators and an executive at Anthropic forced the company’s AI chatbot on the Discord, despite protests from members.
Users voted to restrict Anthropic’s Claude to its own channel, but Jason Clinton, Anthropic’s Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and a moderator in the Discord, overrode them. According to members of this Discord community who spoke with 404 Media on the condition of anonymity, the Discord that was once vibrant is now a ghost town. They blame the chatbot and Clinton’s behavior following its launch.
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It’s crazy how may communities and products are chasing their own users away by introducing AI. How many online spaces do we have to flee? I feel like an internet refugee, always running away and trying to find shelter from the clankers. Like that meme of the girl hiding from the robot under the desk, like “please don’t come over here”