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Mastodon admin throttles AI bots overwhelming server

A Mastodon server administrator is experiencing issues with AI bots overloading their server, leading to 5xx errors. The administrator is throttling these bots to limit their traffic to 13 GB per month. They express frustration that the bots do not seem to care about the server load and continue to operate, driving up hosting costs for all users. AI

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RANK_REASON The content is a personal complaint about AI bots on a social media platform, lacking broader industry significance.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Now the # AI bots are throttled. They receive a server error 5xx. Do you think they care that they overload the server or that I tune them down to 13 GB a month

    Now the # AI bots are throttled. They receive a server error 5xx. Do you think they care that they overload the server or that I tune them down to 13 GB a month of traffic? No, they adjust the speed accordingly and carry on. # fuckai ... really ... they make hosting expensive for…