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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'

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Post by OtherShrezzing »

n_u wrote: post #7

> 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/

A16z’s owners have been fairly open about their societally unpalatable attitudes of late. Maybe they were always like that, just a bit more private about it in the past.

In any case, their investment into this company just fits onto a trendline of high-capital antisocial behaviour.

Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'

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Post by Zanfa »

ra wrote: post #12
ryandrake wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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.

> I thought A16Z were a top-tier VC wanting to create long-term value.

That hasn’t been the case since they publicly went all-in into crypto scams.

> It might be a bit facetious, but if I had 10m invested with them I'd be asking questions about their investment thesis.

Their fund sizes have skyrocketed since.

Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'

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Post by rexpop »

kurthr wrote: post #8
bix6 wrote: post #4

Imagine 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

What is wrong with his upper respiratory system?

Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'

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Post by mayneack »

ra wrote: post #12
ryandrake wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 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.

A16Z was (is?) up to their eyeballs in crypto as well.

Re: Hacker compromises A16Z-backed phone farm, calling them the 'antichrist'

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Post by jim33442 »

liquidise wrote: post #20
x3n0ph3n3 wrote: post #5

Anyone 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.

I think so. These sites can be hardened by relying on people following who they know, but the slop ruins discoverability. That's also partially the reason people moved to TikTok from older, more dumped-on platforms.
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