Part of the reason I've started this blog is that I think social media is probably going to drown in AI slop, drown in their own perverse incentives. We're seeing clear signs of this already:
4 in 10 podcasts are AI-generated
RECAP:
1) The majority of articles on the internet are written by AIs...2) 4 of the top 10 Youtube channels...3) 4 in 10 Facebook posts...4) 1 in 5 videos shown to new Youtube users...5) The #1 most-subscribed Twitch streamer is an AI...6) 44% of songs on Deezer...7) 1 in 3 websites...
Humans are being rapidly driven extinct online"- @AISafetyMemes
I haven't verified these claims, but if they aren't true already, they certainly will be. The trend is obvious.
AI slop seems like either the biggest existential threat to social media or the greatest thing that has ever happened to it. Will people jump ship, or will they become ever more addicted?
Personal blogs--where people stake their reputation on never outputting slop--might actually, finally make a comeback this time. This seems like the best opportunity for the small web to return.
Fingers crossed. If not, well, if you can't beat them, join them.