New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts... and it only costs a couple of dollars.

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[+] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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    Based on the research they had a 60 something % accuracy. But the test data was for HackerNews accounts which linked to LinkedIn. I would guess that anyone linking their anonymous account to their LinkedIn profile isn't really trying to hide themselves.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    On real Hacker News users, the AI correctly linked the secret username to the real person 67% of the time, and when it made a guess, it was right 90%. The paper also states that matching the same person's Reddit posts from different years or groups met with 68% success.

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