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

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✍️ Meta's experiment with 'AI users' on Facebook and Instagram sparked outrage and confusion, leading to a retraction.
👉 Meta introduced 'AI users' on Facebook and Instagram
👉 AI users were unable to be blocked or restricted
👉 Experiment sparked widespread outrage and confusion
👉 Meta backtracked, stating the 'AI users' were part of an early experiment
👉 Bug prevented users from blocking AI user content

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“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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