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1. fwlr · 1790048795 · focus · HN ↗

   Unfortunately, AI content creators have no shame, and neither do social media content curation algorithms; in the current configuration of the world, those two entities form a closed loop that produces and serves this shameful content to unwilling bystanders. From a God’s-eye perspective it is easy to say “we should change this system so this doesn’t happen”, but from within the system each participant can only say “let us follow our incentives to become slightly more rich than other participants” (and any entity that might’ve once held a God’s-eye view along with the power to make such a change has long since abdicated their role).

   It is decent microcosm of the state of the world if you’re looking to understand why younger generations seem so fatalistically, nihilistically depressed - they are simply aware that nobody can break these vicious cycles.

   1. dinfinity · 1790057844 · focus · HN ↗

      > Unfortunately, content creators have no shame

      FTFY.

      Otherwise, you're right. A system where the selection pressure happens through money and attention is bound to devolve to appeal to the strongest most primitive of desires.

      1. VCFundedGenYer · 1790080835 · focus · HN ↗

         That's frankly a rather incorrect broad statement, and is pretty disrespectful to content creators.

         1. dinfinity · 1790325573 · focus · HN ↗

            It is painting with a similarly broad brush as the parent comment, yet I don't see your condemnation of that one.

            The thing to realize is that "because they use AI" isn't the thing that is making (some) content creators shameless. Chasing views, clicks, and money has always been the game for many. For some great creators the art or fun of it matters, whether they use AI or not.

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