Ramble about something for long enough that people should be able to tell is how I do it.

Suck my battery, beep boop.

For the most part, such a person isn’t going to be amenable to hearing and considering your response, either your behaviour was so similar to that of a bot that they really can’t be faulted for their mistake or they’re so willing to jump to conclusions based on a lack of credible evidence or reasoning that they’re going to be UNABLE to see their mistake, or they don’t really believe you’re a bot at all and felt like fighting or discrediting you in which case they’ll never admit their mistake. In all those scenarios the investment of time and attention you’d pay to just… some guy… who is wrong, intentionally or otherwise, is entirely at odds with the returns you’d ever get or chances of success.

It can be fun sometimes to lean in to it though, that’s mostly cost free because they’ll either see you’re taking the piss out of them and conclude you’re not a robot and also just made them look stupid, or they’ll still carry on as before and look stupid for basically hysterically wailing “YOU’RE A BOT”… at a bot, an entirely futile endeavour.

Sure! I’m definetly not AI. Here’s three different reasons for you to not draw that conclusion.

-I never said specifically I was an AI.
-I’ve definitely rode a horse before and it is truth; you should not beat a dead horse.
-yes, you can explain that via python.

Bleep blorp

Bite my shiny metal ass!

I guess I would move on.

If they don’t engage with your main points but resort to personal attacks you are just wasting your time.

Block, ignore, and continue living your non-bot life.

Here are a few effective, low-drama ways to respond when someone dismisses you as a “bot” just because they don’t like your point:

1. Stay calm and don’t take the bait

Accusations like that are often meant to derail the conversation. You can respond simply: “I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.”

2. Refocus on the actual argument

Bring the discussion back to substance: “Whether I’m a bot or not doesn’t change the argument. Which part would you like to address?”

3. Use humor if the situation allows

Sometimes a light touch reduces tension: “If I were a bot, I’d hope for better hardware. Anyway—back to the topic…”

4. Set a boundary

If the person refuses to engage: “If you’re not interested in discussing the topic, that’s fine. I’m here to talk about the issue, not labels.”

5. Don’t over-explain

You don’t need to prove your humanity. Over-defending yourself often encourages more trolling.

And BTW I totes am a Russian propaganda bot here to destroy the currently thriving American democracy.

Me in a recent reply to one of these.

Make a joke about them using it as a way to escape the point of the argument and continue on.

Nice try, bot.

This post reeks of bot.

Ok, bye.

I saw a comment recently that answered with “would a bot do this?” with a photo of a post-it note saying Not a bot :). Was kinda cute