AI crawlers on the forum?

[Jirh]

I just noticed something a bit strange. The member count is too low compared to the guest count.

Is this because most guests are actually AI crawlers? Or is there another explanation?

[LordFall]

Thanks for pointing that out, it's a bit creepy yeah but that's only gonna be more and more common on the internet unless there is a login wall but then you lose out on organic traffic from interested new users so it's a bit of a catch-22. 

[Leo Gura]

Half the internet is bots these days.

[Yimpa]

Unintentionally unlocks a neat feature. By clicking on “See full list”, you can discover really old threads and see what people were thinking in the past. It’s like a randomizer.