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AI has just accelerated what has always been out there. LinkedIn has more or less always been a place where people write scripted BS stories, AI just made it a
by TrackerFF 3mo ago
AI has just accelerated what has always been out there. LinkedIn has more or less always been a place where people write scripted BS stories, AI just made it a lot easier.
- zerobees 3mo agoI don't like this "just" framing. It's like saying that crushing orphans was always a thing and Microsoft Orphan Crusher 2000 is just making it easier. It's a qualitative change. It used to cost time and effort to produce slop, which gave genuine content a fighting chance. Now, the cost is basically zero, so there's no limit to how much trash you can produce.
- j-bos 3mo agoNot on linkedin, anyone sincereposting there was swing at rain bands.
- nxpnsv 3mo agoIt's been Microsoft Orphan Crusher 360+ with copilot for a good long while now...
- rightbyte 3mo agoI think MS is mixing up the Xbox and Office ordinals.
- molybd3num 3mo agoi feel for buzzfeed
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- muldvarp 3mo agoMaking things easier (or cheaper) is the entire point of AI. If AI is great because it makes writing software easier (or cheaper), then AI is also terrible when it makes publishing slop easier (or cheaper).