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My concern after seeing the AI-generated Seinfeld knock-off that passed through HN today is that it'll be easier to train a model to generate addictive content

My concern after seeing the AI-generated Seinfeld knock-off that passed through HN today is that it'll be easier to train a model to generate addictive content than it is to create that content with a human. I mean the AI Seinfeld was terrible, but it's an entirely software generated "show." Someone will figure out how to feed measurements of engagement into the model, and the model will continuously "improve." The net result is it will eventually generate an infinite amount of the most addictive content ever created. And of course all this will be a profitable thing to do, because ads. The addictive trash content on the Internet is basically going to go from heroin to fentanyl.

ragazzina 4y ago
> an infinite amount of the most addictive content ever created or it could go in the Stable Diffusion direction, where you can just ask for whatever you'd like to see more at any given time. "Computer, please play a four episodes TV series about a cyborg chef killing aliens in space. Please add violence, drug use and a plot twist at the end".
jstarfish 4y ago
> The net result is it will eventually generate an infinite amount of the most addictive content ever created. I played around with the free tier of NovelAI to see what all the fuss is about, and am absolutely convinced you are on to something. Generating a story by repeatedly pushing a button and being fed different outcomes is literally slot-machine behavior.