Facebook’s AI Hellscape: When Grandma’s Cake is a Lie
Facebook was supposed to connect real people. Instead, it’s flooding feeds with AI-generated centenarians, weeping over their self-pitying cakes. This isn’t the future of social media, it’s a synthetic circus.
Meta’s AI experiment is spiraling into absurdity. Facebook users are now bombarded with AI-generated posts featuring elderly cake-bakers, fake heartwarming stories, and bizarre AI-crafted “art.”
Even worse? Many real users are engaging, showering these digital ghosts with sympathy and praise. I am glad I left Facebook 8 years ago!
- AI-generated content is manipulating emotions and engagement.
- Facebook’s algorithm is pushing these synthetic posts, creating a feedback loop.
- The line between authentic human interaction and AI slop is eroding fast.
If social media was built to foster real human connection, why is Meta replacing people with AI-generated soap operas? At what point does engagement become digital deception?
Read the full article on FastCompany.
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