2025-01-03 23:06:30

Meta’s “AI Users” Lead to Backlash, Confusion, and Ultimately Retraction

“AI users” is the most bullshit, sanitized euphemism for “bot” I’ve heard since ever. So imagine the uproar when the internet heard that Meta had been populating Facebook and Instagram (both Meta properties) with them and saw the future of the platform as being a mix of real users and “AI users.” Then add the […] The post Meta’s “AI Users” Lead to Backlash, Confusion, and Ultimately Retraction appeared first on VICE.
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