Facebook Is Being Overrun with Stolen, AI-Gen Images That People Think Are Real
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#2While this may be a particularly dangerous way of thinking[1], it might be good that everything on the internet is becoming obviously fake, AI-generated junk.
So that peoples attitude toward things that are real or borderline but are manipulated by bad actors, whatever their motivations may be, also lose some of their influence over the public.
And (hopefully) the public becomes more skeptical about everything on the internet.
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#3This is better than most human content on Facebook.
Lol
Re: Facebook Is Being Overrun with Stolen, AI-Gen Images That People Think Are Real
#4It is the same people that exercise no discernment when sharing fake news that share these obviously fake AI images. I’ve been seeing it for most of this year and it is concerning that people can’t spot obvious fakes at current AI tech levels.
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#5The financial incentives encourage this. All FB cares about is the monthly and daily active users don't dip, and they get more ad impressions. They don't care if the content is fake, so long as it gets eyeballs on the page or in the app.
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#6This was one of the most obvious outcomes anyone could have and should have predicted. Even when people know an image is fake, it still seems to be able to sway them. The effect we've seen over the past few years is simply likely to become worse: more polarization, more extremism, more inter-group hostility, and more BS online.
Re: Facebook Is Being Overrun with Stolen, AI-Gen Images That People Think Are Real
#7While this may be a particularly dangerous way of thinking[1], it might be good that everything on the internet is becoming obviously fake, AI-generated junk. So that peoples attitude toward things that are real or borderline but are manipulated by bad actors, whatever their motivations may be, also lose some of their influence over the public. And (hopefully) the public becomes more skeptical about everything on the…
Sure, but the flip-side is that the truth becomes harder to ferret out as well.
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#8But the most views and comments on these images are also ai-generated. Aren't they?
Re: Facebook Is Being Overrun with Stolen, AI-Gen Images That People Think Are Real
#9The financial incentives encourage this. All FB cares about is the monthly and daily active users don't dip, and they get more ad impressions. They don't care if the content is fake, so long as it gets eyeballs on the page or in the app.
Similarly T-Mobile doesn't give a shit if I send my friends and family text messages full of lies
Re: Facebook Is Being Overrun with Stolen, AI-Gen Images That People Think Are Real
#10While this may be a particularly dangerous way of thinking[1], it might be good that everything on the internet is becoming obviously fake, AI-generated junk. So that peoples attitude toward things that are real or borderline but are manipulated by bad actors, whatever their motivations may be, also lose some of their influence over the public. And (hopefully) the public becomes more skeptical about everything on the…
Sure, but the flip-side is that the truth becomes harder to ferret out as well.
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