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AI Trash is Destroying the Web

Thomas Hansen on March 06, 2024

Social media and Google have turned into a dumpster for "everything AI". It started in December 2022 when ChatGPT went viral, and its associated FO...
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ProgramCrafter

I don't believe this started with Artificial Intelligence, nor was amplified that much? I'd rather label that "Non-Intelligent Trash is Destroying the Web", and I also doubt whether its effect is bound to Internet only.

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Thomas Hansen

The thing went completely ballistic with AI. For me having a serious company in the space, obviously that's a big problem ...

But yes, you're right, it's always been there, just like litter in nature, and people throwing garbage on the freeway, etc ...

Same problem actually ...

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I also doubt whether its effect is bound to Internet only

In other words, I say: those scammers violate the Fiat Social Contract (one unwritten), their words and actions don't represent their beliefs and intents.

One of these days I will buy myself 100+ laptops, and just put them to work, watching these garbage ads, to spend these guys' marketing budget on nothing!

Artifically inflating views, even on ads... reminds of something... ah yes, you'd be also violating the Fiat Social Contract, since actions on your behalf would not represent how much you were swayed by the ad. To a less degree, I concur, but that would create an arms race.

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To a less degree, I concur, but that would create an arms race

I wasn't entirely serious, but I suspect it would solve the problem. Once they're paying $1,000 for each conversion instead of $1, obviously they won't bother anymore ...