bots
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These Autonomous Bots Build Structures With A Hive Mind Of Their Own
These tiny construction robots look like they’re doing a well-choreographed dance, working together to build a structure. Who’s driving? Nobody — these micro machines cooperate autonomously, using the same concept that guides termites and bees to build huge structures without a supervisor or blueprint. Look at them go!
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Over 60% Of Internet Traffic Is Now Driven By Bots
Chances are that, if you’re visiting this page, you’re not a human. A new study reveals that 61.5 per cent of all website traffic is generated by automated bots. Hi, robot!
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YouTube Took Two Billion Views Away From Sony And Universal
While Gangnam style was out racking up a billion views, channels owned by Sony and Universal have moved twice as far in the other direction. YouTube has stripped them of these views alleging a violation of the YouTube terms of service which prohibit the artificial inflating of view-counts.
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The Bots That Run Wikipedia
Wikipedia is probably the most impressive crowdsourced endeavour in history, but if you think that every little edit is being clacked out in the basement lair of some volunteer, you’re very wrong. Wikipedia relies on an army of bots to keep the quality of articles high and the online army of trolls at bay.