Dating-app bots Like all chat bots, dating app bots are coded software mimicking human conversational patterns. Often times, they are used to spam or scam users, given how advanced some can be.

At Indiana University in Bloomington, researchers have developed an app called Bot or Not, designed to identify accounts on Twitter that are controlled by insidious robots or software.

It stores the program in its memory. When we tell the robot to GO it follows the program. We can learn how to make a robot, like the Bitesize Bot, move around a grid or map using a program.

Sniper bots are automated tools executing precise actions at specific moments in cryptocurrency and online activities, aiming for strategic advantage.

Bot accounts are a persistent problem on Twitter, where they can be used to spam out favorable news stories and influence politics more broadly. But as companies and third-party groups have tried ...