Comment by kube-system
5 days ago
This is actually the scariest part of the article for me.
It's clear we've got to the point where at a glance it is hard for those who are otherwise unaware to tell the difference between AI slop and organic content.
If nerds on HN can't tell the difference between an AI slop influencer and a fairly well-regarded human influencer... how can we expect the rest of the public to tell the difference when it comes to science, health, civics, politics, etc???
We're at the cusp of a distrust and misinformation cliff that is going to be terrifying in magnitude.
The article didn't suggest that the video mentioned was AI slop, it correctly recognised it as human generated.
I know he said it was not AI, but he but still described it as “slop”, lumping it in with the other examples. And said it was a video “where a woman decides to intentionally start a fight with her boyfriend” which isn’t really an accurate description. She’s a well known comedian playing an obviously exaggerated character that pokes fun at relationship dynamics.
My point here isn’t simply that “people can’t differentiate between AI and not AI” (although that is an issue for some) but that the prevalence of AI slop lowers the trust of ALL content even when they know it isn’t AI generated. This author was so fed up with the content they were being served that they were quick to dismiss other content along with it at a cursory glance.
Indeed. He thought it was not AI slop, but the kind of low-effort slop ruining Facebook.
Your opinions may vary, but this is not one of those super clickbaity social media personalities; people like her because she's funny.