Elon Musk stated on his social media platform that people who sign up for Twitter Blue, the Premium tier, will be able to take part in voting that is held on Twitter.
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the richest man in the world, purchased Twitter for $44 billion last year and declared on the microblogging platform that he thought it was the only way to keep the sophisticated AI bots out and allow real accounts to participate.
He added that users’ “For You” recommendations made by premium service customers will also be eligible to appear.
“For You” feed will suggest the Tweets which a user might like from the accounts that are not followed, based on the algorithms and user activity.
“Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations,” Musk said in a tweet on Monday night. “The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle.”
He also wrote: “That said, it’s ok to have verified bot accounts if they follow terms of service [and] don’t impersonate a human.”
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Musk announcement drew the ire of hundreds of Twitter users.
One user said he couldn’t support it and Musk needed to invest money into talent and AI tech to detect bots on the platform.
“This isn’t the way to go. It could tarnish the platform.”
Elon Musk replied: “My prediction is that this will be the only platform you can trust.”
