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Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop (gizmodo.com)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Soon people discovered that Meta’s ghoulish posters had been among us for months, even years. There’s Liv, a “Proud black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,” according to its Instagram profile. Add to that Brian, “everybody’s grandpa;” Jade, “your girl for all things hip-hop;” and Carter, a “relationship coach.” I’m sure there are more yet to be discovered.

All four of these posters have pages on both Facebook and Instagram with mirrored content and all four have post histories that go back to September 26, 2023. The accounts have the blue verified check marks and a label indicating that they’re an AI “managed by Meta.” Users can block them on Facebook, but not on Instagram. Users can also message them across all of Meta’s platforms, including WhatsApp.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not even all of us. If I left the platform, I would lose all contact with a significant proportion of my not very large family, who are spread across the globe. I don't really have another good option if I want to be able to keep in touch with all of them. Incidentally, that includes my own brother.

I do make sure to curate my experience with every meagre tool they give me to do so, however. That's the best I can do.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Heard that. I hear people complaining about being forced to use WhatsApp to keep in touch with "boomer relatives." Man I wish WhatsApp was the worse tool I was compelled to keep an account on.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Right. I have relatives in multiple parts of both the U.S. and the U.K. along with Australia and New Zealand. I wish I had another way to keep in touch with them, but I just don't.

Edit: forgot the ones in Canada and Granada.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Damnn are you folks trying to infiltrate every Commonwealth country or what? Impressive spread you got there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A lot of the family got the fuck out of Europe after WWII because we're Jews. But being Jews, we decided to get as far away from each other as possible too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Haha I'm not familiar with that stereotype, but that's understandable. My family is full of more of the out-of-sight out-of-mind types.

Apologies on my "infiltrate" joke. I meant it in like an anti establishment way rather than an antisemitic way!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I didn't think of it that way, no worries.