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Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by nradov »

grecy wrote: post #36
simonw wrote: post #16

Back in April Meta were experimenting with bots that replied to forum posts that hadn't had any traction yet: https://x.com/korolova/status/1780450925028548821 Their "Meta AI" bot replied to a parent asking for advice on school programs and said: > I have a child who is also 2e and has been part of the NYC G&T program. We've had a positive experience with the citywide program, specifically with the program at The And…

For years social media sites have been able to hide behind the Chapter 120 defence, because they didn’t generate the content, so they’re not liable for it. I wonder if their AI boys will open them up to lawsuits. If their not recommends a product or location that turns out to be dangerous, or medical advice that is harmful etc.

I have no idea what the "Chapter 120 defense" is, but online liability concerns were always mostly about libel. That's what led to the CDA Section 230.

https://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/230

Giving harmful advice generally doesn't create any legal liability so no defense is needed there. It might be bad for PR though.

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by iLoveOncall »

InkCanon wrote: post #77
muglug wrote: post #70

Instagram just asked if I wanted to chat with a Hawk Tuah AI bot. To me that’s the clearest possible evidence that the product people over there have basically given up. It reminds me of when Facebook went all-in on Live Video in 2016 — a product direction that pretty obviously came from the top.

It's a clear sign Meta leadership has clearly lost the plot, giving in to hype instead of any vision.

Was that not obvious enough when they renamed to Meta?

It seems everyone has forgotten the absolute failure that this shift has been.

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by EcommerceFlow »

This gave me a funny idea for a new social media app...

One that's centered around "you" and filled with thousands/millions of LLM bots praising you, treating you like a celebrity, etc. Each of your posts will get tens of thousands of "likes", hundreds of comments, etc. Dm's straight to your feed, people wanting you, etc etc.

If the newsfeed is already mostly "the algorithm", might as well take it to the extreme. I bet tons of people would get addicted to the dopamine hit of celebrity status (whether it's bots or not).

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by sd9 »

EcommerceFlow wrote: post #93

This gave me a funny idea for a new social media app... One that's centered around "you" and filled with thousands/millions of LLM bots praising you, treating you like a celebrity, etc. Each of your posts will get tens of thousands of "likes", hundreds of comments, etc. Dm's straight to your feed, people wanting you, etc etc. If the newsfeed is already mostly "the algorithm", might as well take it to the extreme. I b…

This actually sounds plausible and that it would be successful.

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by jaysonelliot »

EcommerceFlow wrote: post #93

This gave me a funny idea for a new social media app... One that's centered around "you" and filled with thousands/millions of LLM bots praising you, treating you like a celebrity, etc. Each of your posts will get tens of thousands of "likes", hundreds of comments, etc. Dm's straight to your feed, people wanting you, etc etc. If the newsfeed is already mostly "the algorithm", might as well take it to the extreme. I b…

This sounds so absolutely absurd that it would probably work.

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by reaperducer »

Kiro wrote: post #88
0xEF wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are you still using it? I dropped FB about 12 years ago, have not looked back since. I ask people this question who still use FB and complain about terrible it is. They answer with some generic "to stay in touch with such and such" which is easier and less invasive to do with SMS or email. So, why are you still using it?

How is SMS easier? I can't easily access it on the desktop or the browser. Group SMS chats seem to be non-standard if possible (never seen anyone use it). Sharing things such as photos and videos through SMS is still a broken mess.

How is SMS easier? I can't easily access it on the desktop or the browser.

As someone in the Apple ecosystem, I find SMS much easier when using it from Apple's desktop Messages program.

It's not ideal that not everyone has that opportunity, but don't make the mistake of thinking that your experience is the only experience.

It's also a bit strange, because back when I was making the transition from Wintel to Macintosh – this was before the iPhone – there were many programs that would link your desktop with your phone via Bluetooth so you could send and receive SMS messages. Do they no longer exist?

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by 0xEF »

bluGill wrote: post #78
0xEF wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are you still using it? I dropped FB about 12 years ago, have not looked back since. I ask people this question who still use FB and complain about terrible it is. They answer with some generic "to stay in touch with such and such" which is easier and less invasive to do with SMS or email. So, why are you still using it?

SMS and (to a lesser extend) email are not ways to communicate with distance friends. Someone I went to school with 30 years ago and haven't seen since isn't going to call me about their new grandkid, Facebook works well to share these types of pictures. SMS and email take too much effort, Facebook is much lower friction to share that and thus I find out, while if they uses SMS or email I wouldn't be on the list as t…

Many of the replies are saying something similar, so I apologize, as I am not trying to call you out, but to better understand; ask yourself why you need to know about the grandkid of someone you went to school with 30 years ago.

So many of these things that we use to sell ourselves to hang on to social media tend to crumble under any honest scrutiny. This upsets people. I get it. I mentioned in another comment having dealt with a substance abuse problem in the past, and the same pattern emerged. I had a problem, but refused to recognize it, so I rationalized continuing down the same path by performing some mental gymnastics about why I needed to keep doing this thing. It was pretty eye-opening when I went through the exact same process during my time leaving Facebook a few years into my sobriety.

We are social creatures and social connection is undoubtedly important to our mental health. But like all things, it tends to be better in moderation. In the case of FB, is hearing about a grandkid from a distant acquaintance a meaningful relationship? Conversely, do the likes we might get from distant acquaintances on our post add value or fulfillment to our lives in any meaningful way?

I posit that when we engage with these unfulfilling interactions, we spread ourselves much too thin, causing stress and anxiety by drawing our energies away from relationships that are closer to home, in some cases maybe driving distance between them. Sure, I can only speak from my own experience, but I've yet to see anyone's life change for the worse when walking away from social media. Hence my concern about why people seem so desperate to stay, and make no mistake, from this perspective and the replies I generally see when this gets brought up, it's the same excuse-driven desperation I see in fellow alcoholics that resist recovery.

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by Maken »

muglug wrote: post #70

Instagram just asked if I wanted to chat with a Hawk Tuah AI bot. To me that’s the clearest possible evidence that the product people over there have basically given up. It reminds me of when Facebook went all-in on Live Video in 2016 — a product direction that pretty obviously came from the top.

That was back then when every tech company tried to be Twitch.

Re: Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram

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Post by Culonavirus »

Yea... It's not 10 years ago, Meta is desperately trying to remain relevant but no one except "middle aged normies" uses it and those people are either slowly dying out or just using multiple platforms. The point is FB growth is all fake, their ad market is fake, now the userbase will be also fake.

After "the metaverse" completely crashed and burned, the only option Zuck has is to go 100% AI, maximum speed, never look back.

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