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How the coming flood of AI-generated content might actually free the soul of Internet StayGrounded.online
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https://www.staygrounded.online/p/future-grandmasters-of-the-attention?r=tv8a1
"The Airbnb-ification of the arts." How social media algorithms are gently nudging the art world towards sterility, comfort, and predictability
This is an essay I wrote in 2022, inspired by Kyle Chaka's 2016 viral essay, "[Welcome to Airspace](https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/3/12325104/airbnb-aesthetic-global-minimalism-startup-gentrification)". After seeing an excerpt from Kyle's new book [on the front of /c/Technology](https://lemmy.world/post/10800056), I thought...
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/the-airbnb-ification-of-the-arts
"Bots talking to bots." Came across this subreddit that appears to exist only to take advantage of how appending "reddit" to search terms is being favored in SEO.
It's mentioned in [this](https://www.theverge.com/c/23998379/google-search-seo-algorithm-webpage-optimization) really good Verge article about SEO. I don't think it's a good sign for Reddit to just allow such blatant spam and makes me think how much subtler spam is out there too....
How to Use Social Media as an Artist Without Destroying Your Soul - StayGrounded.online
Because artists need to advertise too.
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/how-to-use-social-media-as-an-artist
"Trust and Safety" departments exist to protect the company, not users.
https://open.substack.com/pub/staygrounded/p/the-trust-and-safety-dance?r=tv8a1
What are some essential browser extensions for "quieting down" the internet?
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/extensions-for-a-quieter-internet
Google’s best Gemini AI demo video was fabricated
Google takes heat for a misleading AI demo video that hyped up its GPT-4 competitor.
"A Billion Nazis at the Table" - The Fediverse model proves contextual moderation by real humans is both easy and affordable. The presence of Nazis on corporate social media implies at least a tacit acceptance.
"If you’ve ever hosted a potluck and none of the guests were spouting antisemitic and/or authoritarian talking points, congratulations! You’ve achieved what some of the most valuable companies in the world claim is impossible."
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/a-billion-nazis-at-the-table
"The (Trust and) Safety Dance" - When an ostensibly “social” company has a Trust and Safety department, try and see it for what it is: a sign that failure is an option.
"Lemmy might not ever influence global culture to the degree that Facebook and Twitter once did. But it proves that 'people constructively and healthily socializing via the internet' is entirely possible without being forced to tolerate any more nonsense than one would normally expect when humans get together. 'Social media: The...
https://www.staygrounded.online/p/the-trust-and-safety-dance
"Our Wire Mothers" - It's important for us to be careful that our technology does not supplant the human need for socialization.
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