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Some point to ML models being the bad guy here, but I think its a good deconstruction of the whole Instagram influencer system, and modern marketing in general.
by brucethemoose2 3y ago
Some point to ML models being the bad guy here, but I think its a good deconstruction of the whole Instagram influencer system, and modern marketing in general.
If all the top advertiser on , uh, "attractive selfie marketing platforms" are like this, maybe it will slowly shift user behavior? And there's more than one direction that could go, like more importance placed on the real (verified) person's actions, on institutions, or a general shift away from selfie marketing trust.
- soco 3y agoIt will take a while to realize all they're watching is ads. Arguably influencers were ads too, but they were still humans acting and reacting. Now you get full ad experience end-to-end just in shape of a human, where real humans will be skipped.
- brucethemoose2 3y ago> Arguably influencers were ads too Precisely, and the human part is where the credibility and interest comes from. AI is just leeching off that credibility now, but how long will it hold up?
- TeMPOraL 3y agoIt doesn't make it less of a lie, so if it saves some people from degrading themselves this badly, I guess it's a win.
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- agbrrw 3y ago>Arguably influencers were ads too, but they were still humans acting and reacting. Do you think those influencers spend a single second reading the comments/private messages wankers send them? Unless they pay of course.
- soco 3y ago[flagged]
- toomuchtodo 3y agoSentiment analysis!
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Sometimes they have to react, to show they are DoiNg iT FoR tHe FaNS Some person or automated process connected to the account might need to, but those people often aren't the influencer.
- hooverd 3y agoThanking chat is as important part of maintaining the para-social relationship.
- zero-g 3y agoI think this is exactly what’s going to happen with “super smart unsafe AI”. If it’ll be abused and overused like this, people will just stop tuning in to those media sources where AI can easily dominate. AI dominates instagram space? Why bother scrolling through it? It’s not interesting anymore. AI dominates online media? Why bother getting your information online?
- galdosdi 3y agoFor grown ups sure. For children (including "children of all ages"), who are extra suggestible and impressionable, it will be and already is very concerning.
- brucethemoose2 3y agoYeah, that is a different and very serious concern.
- arizen 3y agoTo me this sounds more like "message" problem, rather than "medium" one