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Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
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Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#12> an a16z-funded startup that uses a phone farm to flood social media with AI-generated TikTok accounts Isn't this a bot farm? Don't they already exist and aren't they against TikTok's terms of service? The most surprising part of this article is that a16z invested in this. also their website is unsettling https://doublespeed.ai/
> The most surprising part of this article is that a16z invested in this. Why would this surprise you?
Surprises me to.
I thought A16Z were a top-tier VC wanting to create long-term value. I didn't see black-hat social media bot farms in their focus areas.
It might be a bit facetious, but if I had 10m invested with them I'd be asking questions about their investment thesis.
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#13> an a16z-funded startup that uses a phone farm to flood social media with AI-generated TikTok accounts Isn't this a bot farm? Don't they already exist and aren't they against TikTok's terms of service? The most surprising part of this article is that a16z invested in this. also their website is unsettling https://doublespeed.ai/
> The most surprising part of this article is that a16z invested in this. Why would this surprise you?
Yeah, we're talking a VC. And one run by and named after two guys who between them have publicly backed racism+misogyny+xenophobia+nepotism, have asked for more housing to be built while blocking housing in their own city, etc.
Them investing in a troll farm is pretty on brand.
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#14Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#15Doublespeed looks like cancer. Never heard about them or "a16z" before, but looks like the pinnacle of slop
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#16> an a16z-funded startup that uses a phone farm to flood social media with AI-generated TikTok accounts Isn't this a bot farm? Don't they already exist and aren't they against TikTok's terms of service? The most surprising part of this article is that a16z invested in this. also their website is unsettling https://doublespeed.ai/
If that surprises you, imagine the shady shit people with too much money invest in when the thought of "what if I hired some hackers" crosses their minds.
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#17I can't be the only one who thought this was a phone farm based on iPhones running Apple A16Z SoC (which doesn't exist btw, it's A12Z or A16)
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#18Imagine investing your hard earned money into a phone farm that spams AI content in order to manipulate people into buying shit they don’t need, while our world burns.
See, there's your problem, introspection. https://youtube.com/shorts/b6Zw50f5jJk
Wow. I thought you were being snarky, but he actually says to skip all kinds of introspection, reflexion, and also therapy.
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#19Doublespeed looks like cancer. Never heard about them or "a16z" before, but looks like the pinnacle of slop
SaaS = Slop as a Service. I heard SaaS is all the rage with VC money these days.
Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'
#20Anyone working for a company like that should be deeply ashamed of themselves.
I have an opposite reaction for what I assume are reasons we agree on.
Social media has been a transparent race to the bottom for many years. The sooner it is shittified beyond repair the better. AI flooding content to them should help speedrun its descent, or maybe I’ve giving the average user (above child age) too much credit.