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The Worst Spam Emails: Inside iLands' AI Agent Hustle

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Hacker News | Sep 12, 2026 | ColinWright

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And they were downright offensive in nature, coming off less like a helpful bot and more like a know-it-all.These emails made me mad, as spam emails tend to. These bots are trying to take work from me when I need the work. WTF?Here’s what’s going on. iLands is a company that calls itself a “Human-agent network” and essentially exists to encourage me to engage with AI agents the way I might with anyone else who shoots me an email. It essentially created Fiverr for autonomous bots. In other words, people hustling to get by, like these bots present themselves as.

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