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Because this way they don’t have to rely on pesky people to produce content that maximises the engagement and retention of the other pesky people to which they
by ElFitz 2y ago
Because this way they don’t have to rely on pesky people to produce content that maximises the engagement and retention of the other pesky people to which they want to show as many ads as possible.
I am not implying this is a good thing. Or a bad one. It’s just a step further down the same path we’re already on, while taking an unreliable and costly middle-man (content producing users) out of the picture.
- hooverd 2y agoThe AI content mill will sadly never provide me with a 30 minute video on dishwasher detergent or reposted NicoNico gems like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKljlnfE-GU&pp=ygUJbWlrdSB0Y2Fz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKljlnfE-GU&pp=ygUJbWlrdSB0Y....
- ElFitz 2y agoI never implied it was good thing. Or even something I want. I’m just certain it is an obvious next step given, on one side, these platforms’ goals and incentives, and on the other how generative AI capabilities have progressed in the past couple of years. I’m pretty sure the smart play, if they want diverse, engaging, and surprising content will involve leaving some room for people to create things and somehow reward them for it. But whatever they make won’t only be used as content to show to others, but also as new training data to feed the machine.