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I assume most normies use Instagram, Tiktok etc. as apps nowadays. Which are also chock full of advertising/sponsored content, but in a somewhat less aggravating way. I assume that's also part of why LLMs are so popular - web without adblockers is complete shit and search results are seriously deteriorating, so instead they turn to a more concise version of algorithmic slop.
I wonder where people will go when LLMs services aren't free anymore (that shit is seriously expensive to run) and the regular internet is filled to the brim with ads and AI slop. Are they just going to pay up for an LLM subscriptions?
I don't think LLMs will become completely paid, but instead they will be filled with product placement and ads.
Or perhaps a little more subtly, when talking about soft drinks, LLM mentions Nuka-Cola (and how refreshing it is) as an example, rather than competing brands.
Or you ask image generators for a picture of a cartoon cat and it just happens to be holding a bottle of Nuka-Cola. Or maybe there are a few recognizable bottles of Nuka-Cola on the table in the kitchen in the background.
I suspect that selling information about their users will also be a major source of revenue. They could be doing constant psychoanalysis and profiling based on the conversations and honestly it sounds like the holy grail for data brokers.
Also this. It's certainly easy to sell almost anything to someone who has just used LLM as a therapist or girlfriend
Interesting idea, that would be more subtle. The "product placement" approach.
At least it would be easier for teacher to see that an essay was written by a LLM if there is advertising text in the middle of it.
It's amazing how they can adapt. I can watch my wife use snapchat and go through a story. When an ad gets between pictures, she instantly goes past the ad without even thinking. It must be the same power that users have when they close error windows and have no idea what the issue is.
This is a quite interesting point to take in. The ads are there but not a straight to the face like website ads are.
TikTok and TikTok alternatives as mentioned, use ads that pop up periodically, but naturally - as in it can be indistinguishable to other content that is presented. As said, the ads are less intrusive and more so designed to occupy the user for a couple of seconds to not effectively brake their inertia of scrolling.
The status quo in the ad sector looks mismatched - but possibly for a purpose. It is known that ads are not only used for advertising on its own, but as a method of manipulation (e.g: YouTube premium). The friendly nature of TikTok ads in contrast to intrusive website ads poses an important question if the design is intentional and in result manipulative. In result, individuals of all ages are drawn to short form content and drawn from effective long form content. Additionally, since most individuals irrespective of age are essentially living off of short form content, it means they don't have effective strategies developed to navigate or use the power of the wider internet. This situation is attributed to discouragement; in effect all age groups are seen to be affected - even considering many individuals which have skills for browsing the wider internet.
If this is intentional, I doubt most website owners are in on this scheme ...
A scheme not totally up to their control - as most website owners are not fully in control of their website.
It is known the present internet is now majorly influenced by centralized corporate structures. As such market share of Wordpress (mobiloud.com) represents around 45%, used provide a platform for website hosting used for CAM and non-CAM applications; Other percentages are corresponding to shopify, wix, etc.
It is incorrect to assume the majority of website owners are fully independent of corporate management. Other point to consider is google dependence, which is something that occurs more deeply than website deployment and is a major influence on ads within websites.
https://www.mobiloud.com/blog/cms-market-share
I'm so tired of seeing the word "slop" used for everything AI. It's fucking annoying and as tiring as an American right-winger calling everything libtard.
Open a thesaurus. You can say "trash", "shit", "garbage", "waste", "viral fecundity", "sludge", "goop", or "muck" for example. Keep it new instead of just parroting the same old tired phrase.
It's like complaining that people always use the word "address" to describe IP endpoints. THAT'S THE WORD FOR IT. When you say "slop" people know you mean AI generated content; when you say "garbage", they don't.
People always precede "slop" with "AI", even in the comment I responded to.
And the reason I got annoyed is because they used it for an algorithm rather than AI as well.
The general public found a well-fitting word that they're now using for it.
I do forget the general American public has the reading skills of a middle schooler. Touché.
All of that is far, far more work than AI deserves. Slop is about the most appropriate word for it and personally I'm putting zero effort beyond that into describing AI and AI-related topics
you mean goop? lol
none of those words carry the implication of slop being what pigs eat
Whoops fixed.
And I think goop fits too.
He probably meant the word that rhymes with "buck" or "look" and not the racial slur that rhymes with "toque".