Comment by tikhonj
1 day ago
We already have more insta feed or video games than you can eat. We've been inundated with optimized slop ever since social media became a commercial force, and the ages of cheap TV and tabloids wasn't that different either.
To make a fundamental difference AI-generated content would have to have some categorically different qualities from the sea of human-sourced garbage we're already swimming in. That's possible, but it isn't clear what that would even entail, much less when or whether generative models will be able to provide it, or what sort of social effect it would have.
The fundamental difference is that AI responses are created directly for you, and you only. There is no proxy of "appeal to the whims of an audience, the access to which is mediated by an algorithm". Imagine an influencer who decided to focus their entire content stream on you, John Smith, and John Smith alone. That's AI.
I would argue it’s very different. You’re not in actual control of those feeds, you have some choice but most of it is out of your hands. Accidentally watch a video for a second that you had no intent of watching and you’re looking at a week of broken recommendations.
With AI-generated content you are the driver, you dictate exactly what you want, no erroneous clicks or suggestions, just a constant reinforcement of what you want, tailored to you.
And I’m aware of people having extremely narrow feeds, but I don’t think it comes close to what AI feeds will be.