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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
so... if we're going to have AI-generated content, consumed by bots... and then that's going to be summarized with engagement metrics... why don't we cut out the middleman and just generate the metrics?
It would cut down the number of LLM calls by over half and be far more eco friendly
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Why would I bother watching content nobody bothered making?
Because you want to see those spicy AI ads in between the AI posts?
Because your AI companions will want to talk about it tomorrow.
No one asked for Linux. No one asked for IRC. No one asked for email. These are all things that nerds made up and got adopted because they were useful.
I just think it's the stupidest thing to say: "...that no one asked for." It's such a dumb trope.
That being said, I think "Vibes" is even stupider.
No one asked for Linux. No one asked for IRC. No one asked for email.
But people would have asked for these things at some point. Those are not stupid af.
Nobody, except some Meta execs, would have ever asked for a feed with AI slop.
I guarantee you I can find you 100 million people that would ask for it, if they had half a braincell to think it up.
I asked for a free OS and Gnu/Linux was there when I asked for it. But LITERALLY no one asked for AI generated reels platform other than Metaholes in the company.
Imagine someone staring, smiling dumbly at an endless stream of fake kitten videos.
Truly a life without meaning
Old people. Old people will. I've seen them do this in libraries and what they share on FB.
And children. They will too, at least until they’re old enough to see difference.
I've seen, 'These are Ten Ways You Break Your Cats Heart When You Leave' and it's like an hour of sad cats looking up at the camera while the narrator describes normal work/life flow.
I almost reflexively downvoted this because the news pisses me off so much, before I stopped myself because it's unfair to shoot the messenger.
If you're someone who actually believes AI-generated content can be good, why is this even necessary‽ Surely the AI stuff will just naturally rise to the top on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. Is that not happening? I wonder why...
Gotta hand it to Meta though, that is actually a brilliant name for the product.
They invested billions into AI. It has to work or they lose a lot of money and the shareholders shan't be pleased.
No, but there's simply an "infinite" amount of ML slop, therefore it's easier to keep viewers longer.
But that's my point. Put the AI slop on YouTube. If it's actually good enough to effect greater viewer retention, it'll work and the algorithm will feed more of it than human-created content. No need for a specific platform.
This feels like management said "we have AI, we need to build more AI-based products, what've ya got?"
But there are boatloads of slop already on YouTube, and the algorithm doesn't care if you like or dislike it. People will put a dislike and a mean comment but the algorithm sees that as engagement and the slop wins.
This is really gonna be big in ~~the Metaverse~~ Horizon Worlds.
More brainrot.
Stop using populat social media.
Great headline
The attempt at co-opting AAVE is so pathetic and yet so on brand for fuckerberg and his sycophants.
Hear me out, I wouldn't mind if Google did the same thing with YouTube. That way all the ai slop would be in one feed I can ignore and I can just go back to watching gunpla build videos on autoplay.
They already did something like that with YouTube Sharts; won’t bother me if they mix in some slop.
Alternativeto does articles now?
For the longest time