Facebook has become a joke shared between millennials and other generations, signified by a letter. Sadly, Facebook has degenerated into the almost exclusive preserve of Boomers. Aged folk who are inclined to share way too much personal information, photos of grandchildren, and implausible stories that beg to be shared.
Facebook is not cool, and the cool kids only visit to laugh at the gullibility of a generation progressively marginalised and hated. I confess: I have a Facebook account. I rarely visit; however, I have found it useful, as a tool, to connect with long-lost friends and erstwhile colleagues slowly going grey between infrequent visits.
AI is changing the world, so we are told. Is this really the case? Is the concept overhyped? Will it become a self-fulfilling prophecy? Time will reveal. But this post is not about how AI will or will not change the world. To be honest, I think the World has more pressing issues that require our consideration and clear-headed action. Enough for now. With all that said, there is no doubt that AI has had an impact on the social platform, Facebook. Its presence has become insidious, repellent, and, in many instances, downright ridiculous. AI 'creators' can knock out this slop easily and quickly with readily available AI tools. Here is an example I spotted on Facebook yesterday. Enjoy.
Some people notice my scars before they notice my smile.
If you can spare just one moment, a simple "Happy Birthday" would fill my heart with joy today. Thank you for reminding me that kindness always sees beyond appearances.
This post had garnered 225 comments at the time of viewing. Without fail, all comments expressed the smulchy sentimental mush, as requested. No one had exercised their critical faculty; instead, they had taken the picture and sentiment as verity itself. As I scrolled down the comments, it was clear from the Thumbnail, that the commentators were exclusively from a certain Age Demographic. Sadly, that demographic is one to whom I belong. I felt compelled to place my own comment. I had decided to rage against the machine, but to what avail? Was I becoming part of the machine I so despised? Tis cheap, these days, to buy comments to posts that support the agenda that suits. Am I simply feeding the algorithm that the creator craves? Tis a muddled game these days, and I'm not sure I want to play any more.
My Comment
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Folks, this is AI-generated slop. It's not real. We Boomers have got to do better! It actually states that it is AI-generated. You can tell because AI always has trouble getting the fingers right- go ahead and count them.
This crap is not going away soon. With AI generative tools, this slop can be knocked out quickly. Savvy creators can generate large numbers of similar images and post on Facebook and also TikTok. Money can be made off engagement. These platforms have created incentivised programs for content, regardless of quality, that goes viral. Where there is money to be made from easy-to-produce slop, unscrupulous creators will follow in their droves.
The AI rabbit hole goes deep, and requires multiple posts to clarify, inform and hopefully educate. It is not all about money. It can be used to pass on misinformation from those with malicious intent, or put forth a message from a political group. Trump recently created an image that caused mass consternation and contempt. It disappeared within hours. But not fast enough. Remember what gets put on the net lasts forever.
Here it is in all its glory. The ego of the man is without bounds and inversely related to his IQ.
I wonder what he is trying to say here? Surely, we are witnessing a subtle portrayal of concepts, intricately woven. What can it mean? The message is hard to fathom- so much is going on. Though I think it could be improved with the image of a ferret. But I would say that, wouldn't I?
