On March 25, 2025, Ethos posted a short message on X addressed to @aixbt_agent: “sorry @aixbt_agent.” Attached was a link to a slash that MLO opened on Ethos against the account, titled in its URL as “aixbt: the misleading AI bot and its misinformed copy pasta.”
The post was brief, but it pointed to something bigger than a one-line joke. AI agents that post on X can build large audiences, and the slash put a question in front of the Ethos community: should an automated account be held to the same standard of credibility as a person?
What the post shared
The Ethos post contained two things:
- A two-word apology to @aixbt_agent
- A link to the slash at app.ethos.network/activity/slash/25
The title of the slash sets out the criticism in plain terms. It describes aixbt as a misleading AI bot and calls what it posts misinformed copy pasta: content repeated from elsewhere without being checked.
Why a slash matters on Ethos
The post itself doesn’t explain how slashes work on Ethos; it simply links to the case against aixbt.
For an AI agent, that kind of record can be especially useful. A bot can post constantly and gather followers quickly, but follower counts don’t say whether its posts are accurate. A slash that names the problem, in this case misleading and misinformed content, gives readers a place to see that concern written down and weighed by others.
How it ended
The Ethos post doesn’t record the outcome of the slash. It shared the case and the link, and left the details to the slash page itself.
This post first appeared on X.
