Zuckerberg wants to feed us more AI slop. No, thanks

Zuckerberg wants to feed us more AI slop. No, thanks
More AI slop represents a potential financial boon for Mark Zuckerberg's Meta. (Image: Getty)
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By Parmy OlsonHave you started to notice more AI-generated nonsense on social media? All over Facebook feeds there are bizarre images of Jesus made from shrimp, suspiciously perfect log-cabin interiors and photo-realistic children holding professional-looking paintings. Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t just expect this flood of machine-made content to continue – he’s working to accelerate it.Unlike the captains of other tech giants who are building AI models and then selling access to them, the chief executive of Meta has mad...

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