not ch1cMy parents just sent me an article about a craftsperson in my very small town and asked if I knew them. There is no such person. The entire thing, cartoonish images and blathering text, was AI generated. And clicking through on the convenient buy-now link I discover this machine-crafted person exists in a whole universe of imaginary friends hawking shitty tchotchkes. Grateful they were being scammed for tote bags and bee houses and not their life savings. How will we protect the elders?!?
Paul SchoeYour parents seem to be doing quite well: asking around before buying.
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Joanna Holman@cthon1c @elduvelle unfortunately AI generated “craftspeople” selling items claimed to be homemade but actually brought in bulk from Temu are becoming a huge problem online. Often the promo for them comes with a claim that they’re a struggling small business or even more despicably that they’re from a marginalised group
Jack's Countless Lack of Cool@joannaholman "Hello I Am A Struggling Small Business From Marginalized Group!" should not be the dead giveaway it usually is, especially since the accompanying portrait of Marginalized Group is traditionally a stock photo of someone from literally any other group. @cthon1c @elduvelle
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Irenes (many)@cthon1c we won't :( like, we should still try and maybe it'll help sometime, but it's too big a change to protect people from if they don't take an active role in that themselves :(
@cthon1c Did they include product testimonials from Reviewers Alpha through Eta?
poleguy looking for lost tools@cthon1c It might help to get them on to a browser with an ad blocker at least. (I went full Linux for my Mom. :-)