Frequent access problems: “Oops! We ran into some problems"

[Chazmo]

Hi folks,

I see the following frequently. On another forum, it was noted that A.I. bots (or should I just say A.I.s) were putting a tremendous load on that forum. I wonder if the same is happening here? I was just wondering if I was alone in seeing this (could be a networking problem for me)...

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

I'm getting those, too. Betting they're prepping the software or servers for another try at less disruptive ads.

 

[Slaphappygamer]

I’m curious if using AI attracts AI. Similar to a bot network. Should be interesting times ahead.

 

[Chazmo]

I would bet that the AIs that people are running ubiquitously now are hitting EBR all the time. But, I really don’t know if that’s what’s causing this.

Other sites have had to restrict access using CloudFlare or something that tries to confirm you’re a human… I don’t know. I frequent guitar forums (another passion of mine), and some of them have tried to find creative ways to restrict AI and other bot-related activities so that they don’t load down the forums.

 

[Slaphappygamer]

On another forum, a mod shed light on a similar condition. It actually was bots repeatedly hammering the site with traffic effectively choking the site.

 

[Slaphappygamer]

Other sites have had to restrict access using CloudFlare or something that tries to confirm you’re a human

I don’t mind that door. That’s ok.

 

[Biplaneguy]

Getting the same errors here, too.

 

[Nvreloader]

I have had the same thing for the last 2 weeks,
and nothings helps on my end, that I tried, so far..

 

[Chazmo]

I have had the same thing for the last 2 weeks,
and nothings helps on my end, that I tried, so far..

That’s about the same timeframe as I’ve noticed, Don.

 

[BlackHand]

Logging out, closing the page, then reopening and logging back in seems to help.

 

[Chazmo]

Logging out, closing the page, then reopening and logging back in seems to help.

Hi, BH… Yeah, that hasn’t helped for me. It seems to happen in like 1/2-hour increments, and then all’s clear after it restores. I will try the logout/login (and maybe clear cookies again) next time, but, again, hasn’t helped for me.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I would bet that the AIs that people are running ubiquitously now are hitting EBR all the time. But, I really don’t know if that’s what’s causing this.

Other sites have had to restrict access using CloudFlare or something that tries to confirm you’re a human… I don’t know. I frequent guitar forums (another passion of mine), and some of them have tried to find creative ways to restrict AI and other bot-related activities so that they don’t load down the forums.

I'm getting this as well.
I'm also on a few guitar sites, and some are now using AI bots internally as faux users to interact with real users and pump up overall usage. Horrible...

 

[Gionnirocket]

On another forum, a mod shed light on a similar condition. It actually was bots repeatedly hammering the site with traffic effectively choking the site.

That's what I assumed... Overloaded

 

[stompandgo]

This site is overloaded 3x-4x a day, every day. It can't be us.

 

[Roamers]

some are now using AI bots internally as faux users to interact with real users and pump up overall usage.

I noticed AI bots on this site over a year ago; obvious by their responses.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I noticed AI bots on this site over a year ago; obvious by their responses.

The ones I'm talking about are created by, and supported by the forum owners.

 

[Roamers]

The ones I'm talking about are created by, and supported by the forum owners.

I have no idea the provenance of the bots I'm referring to.

 

[BlackHand]

The AI's are probably overloading the forum because they've taken sides and are now debating throttle vs no throttle in a private conversation...