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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. wallst07 · 1790068865 · focus · HN ↗

         Bob Ross was a content creator, and I would like to think if he were alive he'd still be painting, just using a different platform to share. I don't think he would care one bit if people made AI art as long as they were happy and kind.

         1. dinfinity · 1790325756 · focus · HN ↗

            > I don't think he would care one bit if people made AI art as long as they were happy and kind.

            Exactly. I was trying to show that the AI part of it is irrelevant. There are plenty of 'AI content creators' that create amazing things.

            The pernicious bit in content creation is the inherent chasing of money, views and clicks.

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