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I haven't been able to tell because most of the G/O sites I've frequented have been nothing but slideshows and "top X" lists for the past several months reachin
by kotaKat 3y ago
I haven't been able to tell because most of the G/O sites I've frequented have been nothing but slideshows and "top X" lists for the past several months reaching new lows of Buzzfeed quality in the first place. Can they really go lower by switching to AI?
- brucethemoose2 3y agoBuzzfeed's reporting division was actually good... Pulitzer good. May it rest in peace. But in hindsight, reusing the name of the SEO trash parent was a terrible decision.
- blamazon 3y agoTo follow this tangent all the way down the rabbit hole, the 'Definite Oral History of Buzzfeed News 2012-2023' is worth a read: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/buzzfeed-news-oral-history-2012-2023 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/buzzfeed-n...
- classified 3y ago> Can they really go lower by switching to AI? Exactly, and at the moment an LLM might still be cheaper than human writers. If you're going to publish hot air you might as well automate it.