By Parmy Olson / Bloomberg OpinionHave you started to notice more AI-generated nonsense on social media? But he offered additional reasoning on Meta’s third-quarter earnings call this week: Free AI tools mean more AI slop, a potential boon for his platform. By getting AI models into the hands of as many developers as possible, Meta is getting more AI-generated content onto the web. The higher the volume of AI content, the more likely there will be posts that can go viral on Meta’s platforms to keep people scrolling. Viral AI content might seem like harmless entertainment, but flooding people’s feeds with machine-generated noise crowds out the experience of genuine human expression and authenticity.

Source: The Herald November 08, 2024 09:35 UTC