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Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] maxenmajs@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago (6 children)

As media scrutiny ticked up Friday, Meta began taking down Liv and other bots’ posts, many of which dated back at least a year, citing a “bug.”

Funny how that works. I don't think the main talking point is the issue that they couldn't be blocked on Instagram. That is a non-answer to the question of why the decision to unleash these creepy, fake users into the wild was made in the first place. Full fledged features aren't suddenly mistakes just because they're getting backlash now. It seems like they're not sorry and they're going to keep trying.

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 41 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In particular, there was “Liv,” the Meta AI account that has a bio describing itself as a “Proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,” and told Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah that Liv had no Black creators — the bot said it was built by “10 white men, 1 white woman, and 1 Asian male,” according to a screenshot posted on Bluesky

I think the Proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller bit explains perfectly why they released the bots onto the wild. They are there to spread misinformation and guide conversations through the use of that misinformation hoping that you don't notice and even sympathise with their manipulation machine.

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

think theProud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller bit explains perfectly why they released the bots onto the wild.

This was my first thought too. It's a peek behind the curtain to how "sophisticated" disinformation bots have actually become, and it's super interesting that there's backlash to it as most FB users love AI slop.

Maybe Meta's actually taking it down because they don't want people to start realizing how much of the social media they interact with is actually AI/LLM/chatbots.

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