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Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
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TL;DR
- Online platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok are automatically labeling AI-generated content but do not offer users a filter to avoid seeing it.
- Current AI labeling efforts are described as largely ineffective and difficult to use for avoidance, with platforms like DeviantArt and Pinterest offering limited and often unnoticeable filtering options.
- Major tech companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok have not confirmed plans to implement user-facing AI content filters.
- The author suggests that implementing effective AI filters would expose the superficiality of current AI moderation practices and push companies toward more robust solutions.
- Alternative solutions proposed include labeling verified human creators instead of AI content and the potential need for human moderators to report unlabeled AI content.
- The article posits that platforms are hesitant to offer robust filtering or reporting due to their investment in AI content generation and the profit potential associated with it.