‘Side job, self-employed, high-paid’: behind the AI slop flooding TikTok and Facebook

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:37:28 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/side-job-self-employed-high-paid-behind-the-ai-slop-flooding-tiktok-and-facebook-237638>

"TikTok, Facebook and other social media platforms are being flooded with
uncanny and bizarre content generated with artificial intelligence (AI), from
fake videos of the US government capturing vampires to images of shrimp Jesus.

Given its outlandish nature and tenuous relationship with reality, you might
think this so-called “AI slop” would quickly disappear. However, it shows no
sign of abating.

In fact, our research suggests this kind of low-quality AI-generated content is
becoming a lucrative venture for the people who make it, the platforms that
host it, and even a growing industry of middlemen teaching others how to get in
on the AI gold rush."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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