BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue - Reddthat

>BuzzFeed execs showed off demos for two products under the umbrella of its new consumer-facing spin-off, called Branch Office: BF Island and Conjure, a group chat built around an AI image editor and a head-scratching BeReal clone, respectively. > >We don’t get it, and clearly the audience didn’t either. After the demo, a lone cough could be heard among the silence, followed by uncomfortable laughter. > >BuzzFeed’s underwhelming presentation comes only days after the media company shared that it has “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a business and was engaging in strategic conversations focused on fixing its liquidity challenges.