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To think that even a year ago the idea of Instagram-style social media where all posts are openly AI-generated sounded very dystopian, now I can clearly so it i

by sph 2y ago

To think that even a year ago the idea of Instagram-style social media where all posts are openly AI-generated sounded very dystopian, now I can clearly so it is something people would pay for and HN people would gladly build. I wasn’t always a Luddite, but damn they made me one.

yapyap 2y ago
Although that is true for Instagram style media it was always a risk for text based media. As PoC I’d say look at the subreddit SubSimulatorGPT2 www.reddit.com/r/SubSimulatorGPT2
InDubioProRubio 2y ago
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fullshark 2y ago
"Social" media isn't really social anymore, it just means any idiot with a computer can generate the media you're consuming.
- flir 2y ago
  Write-only media.
  - dylan604 2y ago
    wouldn't it be WORM media though as the point is to have as many others read it as possible?
coldpie 2y ago
> I wasn’t always a Luddite, but damn they made me one. If this industry didn't pay so well, I would've been gone years ago. I'm lucky to work in a job that I think is ethical and improving the world, but it's so goddamn embarrassing to even be in the same room as the AI and blockchain types and the ad hucksters.
- sph 2y ago
  It's not gonna pay well for long, unless you find yourself a very tight and lucrative niche. My goal on the other hand is to buy a house in the woods by end of the year and become a woodworker before I have to be assimilated by the AI wave, maybe doing some coding by hand just for the fun of it on the side. Can't wait for "vibe coding" and "2 years of Copilot experience" to figure among the average list of job requirements. To quote the young'uns, we are so cooked.
  - coldpie 2y ago
    > and become a woodworker Hey we can't ALL have the same plan, man! The tech oligarchs that own all of society's wealth will only need so much bespoke furniture! More seriously, my plan had been to build a decent savings and go work for the USPS or the local public transit company, supplemented with savings interest and maybe some woodworking income. But then the 2024 election happened so who fucking knows anymore.
    - dylan604 2y ago
      Nah, I plan on owning a chunk of acres and start my own homestead. Raise a few animals like some sheep, goats, rabbits, and of course chickens. Build a nice green house and large garden. Just need to find the right plot of land before making it a serious go. Oh, and can't forget the first step. Gotta win the lottery to pay for it. Not all of have those cushy FAANG salaries.
      - magicstefanos 2y ago
        There are rural land loan companies. Or buy with friends or family. I know people who've done the above and don't tell anybody but it's working out fine.
        dylan604 2y ago
        >There are rural land loan companies. The point is to not owe people money so that you are self sufficient and not need to make money. > Or buy with friends or family. yeah, but i don't like people. /s
deadbabe 2y ago
What you gotta understand is this world is going straight to hell, humanity might not be around much longer. Might as well embrace the chaos and enjoy the ride down. No point in being a Luddite now, the time for that was decades ago.
- malka1986 2y ago
  > humanity might not be around much longer. Good riddance. Humanity is hell.
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immibis 2y ago
There was /r/SubSimulatorGPT2, but you're telling me people would PAY for that? Maybe if you tricked them - which is arguably what Reddit is doing. Social media's always been about giving people whatever makes them come back to the site, no matter how unethical. If an army of fake fans makes me think I have an army of real fans and keep posting for attention from my fans, they will totally do that. Unless it's illegal.
BeFlatXIII 2y ago
The AI has better shitposts than actual humans. For Reddit, this has been true since GPT-2.

by sph 2y ago

yapyap 2y ago

Although that is true for Instagram style media it was always a risk for text based media. As PoC I’d say look at the subreddit SubSimulatorGPT2 www.reddit.com/r/SubSimulatorGPT2

InDubioProRubio 2y ago

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fullshark 2y ago

"Social" media isn't really social anymore, it just means any idiot with a computer can generate the media you're consuming.

flir 2y ago
Write-only media.
- dylan604 2y ago
  wouldn't it be WORM media though as the point is to have as many others read it as possible?

coldpie 2y ago

> I wasn’t always a Luddite, but damn they made me one. If this industry didn't pay so well, I would've been gone years ago. I'm lucky to work in a job that I think is ethical and improving the world, but it's so goddamn embarrassing to even be in the same room as the AI and blockchain types and the ad hucksters.

sph 2y ago
It's not gonna pay well for long, unless you find yourself a very tight and lucrative niche. My goal on the other hand is to buy a house in the woods by end of the year and become a woodworker before I have to be assimilated by the AI wave, maybe doing some coding by hand just for the fun of it on the side. Can't wait for "vibe coding" and "2 years of Copilot experience" to figure among the average list of job requirements. To quote the young'uns, we are so cooked.
- coldpie 2y ago
  > and become a woodworker Hey we can't ALL have the same plan, man! The tech oligarchs that own all of society's wealth will only need so much bespoke furniture! More seriously, my plan had been to build a decent savings and go work for the USPS or the local public transit company, supplemented with savings interest and maybe some woodworking income. But then the 2024 election happened so who fucking knows anymore.
  - dylan604 2y ago
    Nah, I plan on owning a chunk of acres and start my own homestead. Raise a few animals like some sheep, goats, rabbits, and of course chickens. Build a nice green house and large garden. Just need to find the right plot of land before making it a serious go. Oh, and can't forget the first step. Gotta win the lottery to pay for it. Not all of have those cushy FAANG salaries.
    - magicstefanos 2y ago
      There are rural land loan companies. Or buy with friends or family. I know people who've done the above and don't tell anybody but it's working out fine.
      - dylan604 2y ago
        >There are rural land loan companies. The point is to not owe people money so that you are self sufficient and not need to make money. > Or buy with friends or family. yeah, but i don't like people. /s

deadbabe 2y ago

What you gotta understand is this world is going straight to hell, humanity might not be around much longer. Might as well embrace the chaos and enjoy the ride down. No point in being a Luddite now, the time for that was decades ago.

malka1986 2y ago
> humanity might not be around much longer. Good riddance. Humanity is hell.
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immibis 2y ago

There was /r/SubSimulatorGPT2, but you're telling me people would PAY for that? Maybe if you tricked them - which is arguably what Reddit is doing. Social media's always been about giving people whatever makes them come back to the site, no matter how unethical. If an army of fake fans makes me think I have an army of real fans and keep posting for attention from my fans, they will totally do that. Unless it's illegal.

BeFlatXIII 2y ago

The AI has better shitposts than actual humans. For Reddit, this has been true since GPT-2.