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Enshittification

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Meta VP of Product for Generative AI Connor Hayes told FT, “We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do... They’ll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform. That’s where we see all of this going."

Why would you want this? Just to fill your feed with ads and sponsored content hidden in vague meaningless social posts?

Obviously they feel turning that turning Facebook into an AI internet graveyard has worked out well enough to expand the strategy to their other platforms. I wonder if they're doing this on Threads as well?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Control? Easier to manipulate the masses when all the talking heads are your puppets.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

It's all just numbers for the board to point to in order to get more money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I wonder if they'll be marked as AI. Also if not then it might help them train the AI to pass the turing test.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Man, this thing proper creeps me out. Telling you how it's proud of its children, which don't exist. It's like a mother who lost her kids and cannot cope with that thought. Except that this thing does not have feelings. It itself is also very much dead.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Two references to BlueSky. Hm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Hmmmmmmmmmmm