We're starting to see one prediction come true of how artificial intelligence will affect the internet: AI-generated spam is flooding the web.

AI spam is already starting to ruin the internet::We’re starting to see one prediction come true of how artificial intelligence will affect the internet: AI-generated spam is flooding the web.

  • abhibeckert@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10615·
    10 months ago

    The web was already flooded with human generated spam, adding AI spam to the mix hasn’t really changed anything meaningful - you still can’t find useful content on the vast majority of webpages.

    What we really need is a better search engine, one that doesn’t include low quality content… that might be something AI can help with.

    • evatronic@lemm.eeEnglish
      78·
      10 months ago

      That used to be Google, when they were interested in providing quality results and showing ads alongside those results, instead of just… being an ad company.

      Before that, it was Yahoo, when they were interested in providing quality results, and showing ads, instead of just being an ad company.

      Before that, it was AltaVista, when they were…

      …Ask Jeeves…

      We’ll see who’s next.

    • lorty@lemmy.mlEnglish
      411·
      10 months ago

      Yes, but the sheer volume of trash these AIs can generate will be an even bigger problem that needs addressing.

      • GreyBeard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        18·
        10 months ago

        Plausable sounding trash, specifically. More plausable than what extremely low paid humans can put out.

      • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        10 months ago

        Ugh i used stable diffusion for a few weeks and even with better prompt engineering it still felt like generative trash. Guess i wasn’t creative enough in prompting because I’ve seen some great stuff from others.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.zipEnglish
      131·
      10 months ago

      that might be something AI can help with.

      No it can’t.

      And also it’s already a solved problem. Once again - web rings, web directories, communities and acquaintances. The Web is not deus ex machina. It’s a system to be used to make your hands longer, your memory bigger, your eyes sharper etc.

    • beardown@lemm.eeEnglish
      132·
      10 months ago

      The web was already flooded with human generated spam, adding AI spam to the mix hasn’t really changed anything meaningful - you still can’t find useful content on the vast majority of webpages.

      “The river was already flooded with human generated pollution, adding truckloads of nuclear waste to the mix hasn’t really changed anything meaningful - you still can’t go swimming or eat the fish in the majority of waterways.”

    • matteagl3@lemy.lolEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      right - time to just focus on some news that have been vetted by some trustworthy organization. or a ministry - that focusses on truth or something.