The Really Unpleasant Computer Problem viewed by flood

[buster]

Well, the story will reach a quarter of a million in the not too distant future, and it may be that not more than a hundred humans actually read it. We probably can't distinguish.

It may be that the bots get bored buzzing about 24 hours a day, and they have discovered stories keep them from falling asleep. For them it would be a pleasant way to spend the wee hours of the night.

[Jason]

Nowadays, it's probably being used for training the AI bots.