grue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoToronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lanetorontolife.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldcanada@lemmy.catoronto@lemmy.catransit@lemmy.world
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkToronto business owners are using AI-generated “concerned residents” to fight a proposed bus lanetorontolife.comgrue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldcanada@lemmy.catoronto@lemmy.catransit@lemmy.world
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·3 days agoIt is only fraud if the perpetrators are treated as fraudsters. Otherwise, it’s another Wednesday.
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoIs it illegal to lie? They are not trying to steal money. Yes they’re misrepresenting themselves on purpose but is it illegal? I have no clue.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoLying for personal gain is fraud still, though not criminal. Customers can decide if they want to conduct business with the business after the fact. I know I wouldn’t want to.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoPresumably they see it as somehow affecting their bottom line? Guess it could just be outright bigotry though.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoPolitical mischief maybe? Making a false sense of community sentiment or opinion.
Sounds like fraud
It is only fraud if the perpetrators are treated as fraudsters.
Otherwise, it’s another Wednesday.
Is it illegal to lie? They are not trying to steal money. Yes they’re misrepresenting themselves on purpose but is it illegal? I have no clue.
Lying for personal gain is fraud still, though not criminal.
Customers can decide if they want to conduct business with the business after the fact. I know I wouldn’t want to.
Presumably they see it as somehow affecting their bottom line? Guess it could just be outright bigotry though.
Political mischief maybe? Making a false sense of community sentiment or opinion.