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What's protecting smaller online spaces from AI?
by contagiousflow 9mo ago
What's protecting smaller online spaces from AI?
- MrLeap 9mo agoThe fact it's text only means we only get AI text and not images, I suppose. lmao.
- plastic-enjoyer 9mo agoEssentially, gatekeeping. Places that are hard to access without the knowledge or special software, places that are invite-only, places that need special hardware...
- ninthcat 9mo agoAnother important factor is whether the place is monetizable. Places where you can't make money are less likely to be infested with AI.
- deathsentience 9mo agoOr a place that can influence a captive audience. Bots have been known to play a part in convincing people of one thing over another via the comments section. No direct money to be made there but shifting opinions can lead to sales, eventually. Or prevent sales for your competitors.
- Analemma_ 9mo agoOr places with a terminally uncool reputation. I'm still on Tumblr, and it's actually quite nice these days, mostly because "everyone knows" that Tumblr is passé, so all the clout-chasers, spammers and angry political discoursers abandoned it. It's nice living, under the radar.
- jsheard 9mo agoNothing is bulletproof, but more hands-on moderation tends to be better at making pragmatic judgement calls when someone is being disruptive without breaking the letter of the law, or breaks the rules in ways that take non-trivial effort to prove. That approach can only scale so far though.
- notpachet 9mo agoNot enough financial upside for it to be worth the trouble.
- cush 9mo agoEconomics. Slop will only live where there's enough eyeballs and ad revenue to earn a profit from it