Meta, like Twitter, is also paying people to generate AI slop
Surprise! The social media companies tasked with stopping the AI slop on their platforms are responsible for it.
Remember shrimp Jesus?
404 Media found that Facebook, through its Creator Bonus Program, has been paying creators in countries like India and the Philippines to generate just that kind of weird viral AI crap.
404 reports on numerous videos showing people how to make money off virality using AI image prompts meant to tug on people’s heartstrings and inspire bewilderment, with fake images of starving children and houses that look like hummingbirds.
Those of you old enough to remember last month might recognize that plot line from Sherwood’s story on Twitter, whose revenue share program has people in Vietnam programming armies of generative AI bots to garner likes and paychecks.
“We encourage creators to use AI tools to produce high-quality content that meets all our Community Standards, and we take action against those who attempt to drive traffic using inauthentic engagement whether they use AI or not,” Meta told 404 in a statement. In other words: “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this.”
404 reports on numerous videos showing people how to make money off virality using AI image prompts meant to tug on people’s heartstrings and inspire bewilderment, with fake images of starving children and houses that look like hummingbirds.
Those of you old enough to remember last month might recognize that plot line from Sherwood’s story on Twitter, whose revenue share program has people in Vietnam programming armies of generative AI bots to garner likes and paychecks.
“We encourage creators to use AI tools to produce high-quality content that meets all our Community Standards, and we take action against those who attempt to drive traffic using inauthentic engagement whether they use AI or not,” Meta told 404 in a statement. In other words: “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this.”
