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Yeah, he's the absolute worst thing that could possibly happen to the site.

Digg has become a joke. Kevin Rose himself said that the update was designed to increase the influence of power users, which is the absolute last thing Digg needed.

From the comments:

A No Google Can Do Lots Ov Things But How Are You Guna Put A Client Assistant Residing In A Clients Computer ....... Theres No Way A Human Being Will Fit ... But Hay Hoo Would Love To See

Think When Someone Trys To Contest Patent Ad Go For Term Client As Patent Weakness There Are Lots Of Others Out There But Client ........... Er A Prob No Why BUT CLIENT :)

Lovely.

It's an interesting idea, but I can't see these specific robots being too useful yet. They just don't offer any solid advantages over other long distance communication methods. Still, it's a step in the right direction.

I wonder if this is possible to exploit. Photoshop an obituary perhaps? I suppose it depends on how thorough they are with their verification, but I can't see it being too difficult to deadify someone.