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These past few months have not been a great look for social media's AI solutions. Between this and Grok's Undressing[1] As A Service, social media's priorities
by ryandrake 9mo ago
These past few months have not been a great look for social media's AI solutions. Between this and Grok's Undressing[1] As A Service, social media's priorities seem to be kind of adrift.
1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46784478 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46784478
- replooda 9mo agoOn the contrary, I believe they are, and have been for a while, sailing with clear purpose.
- Nevermark 9mo agoTwenty years of consistent behavior, rewarded in hundreds of $ billions of market cap, doesn't look "adrift" to me. I think "relentless" or "disciplined" may be the words we are looking for.
- Desafinado 9mo agoDeliberately misinforming hundreds of millions of people during the most critical juncture in human history isn't what I'd call disciplined. There are other words for it. But they have made a lot of money, yea.
- Nevermark 9mo agoI agree with your assessment. The harm is massive, and the fallout is likely to be beyond historic. Why this hasn’t been a first class problem to solve with legislation is beyond me.
- freejazz 9mo ago>Why this hasn’t been a first class problem to solve with legislation is beyond me. Because many politicians benefit from it.