Everything sucks. But what if it could suck more? - ThreadSky

kenwhite.bsky.social • 594 days ago

Everything sucks. But what if it could suck more?

Google is reportedly testing a product that uses AI technology to produce news stories, pitching it to news organizations, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal’s owner, News Corp

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prismaticphoenix.bsky.social•593 days ago

Disingenuous reporting in journalism to serve bigoted political ends is a problem but what if we used technology that is incredibly vulnerable to bias and excels at making fake content that looks real.

thegreer.bsky.social•594 days ago

teddylj.bsky.social•594 days ago

What if we could monetize the suck?

lauramarie.bsky.social•594 days ago

When we said "Bring back Google Reader," we didn't mean this

jennydemilo.bsky.social•593 days ago

They will only return 50 searches and 80% will be AI “written” news stories. Just you wait

metaauthor.bsky.social•593 days ago

Google Blue will give you access to more search results as well at the ability to make your posts about lasagna always appear at the top for any search (and I do mean any search)

sacha.prins.net•593 days ago

...but for less money

leepers.bsky.social•594 days ago

Is popehat on threads? Or is this the last stand at the ok corral?

stryker1sf.bsky.social•594 days ago

rgh1205.bsky.social•593 days ago

We are small steps away from 1984. Soon we will all believe we have always been at war with Eurasia.

joshuabhoe.bsky.social•593 days ago

I feel like they probably could have watched The Wrath of Kahn before naming their "device" Genesis?

metaauthor.bsky.social•593 days ago

It’s called Genesis because most of the stories it produces will be Bereshit

caraanselmo.bsky.social•593 days ago

😣

djdunclive.bsky.social•594 days ago

thornravencroft.bsky.social•594 days ago

Sounds great. Absolutely no way this could go horribly wrong. /s

No. Nope. Hell McNo, large fries and a chocolate nopeshake. And, let me translate this into Spanish, 'No'.

kreichard.bsky.social•593 days ago

This service will provide more concrete evidence that Sturgeon’s Law is universal and, if anything, a tad on the optimistic side.

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