Half the Videos Babysitting Your Kid Are AI Sludge
The recommendation engine fed kids roughly 40% machine-made sludge.
A Times investigation found that a giant slice of the videos shoveled at children counted as AI-generated slop, the uncanny, cheap, algorithm-optimized garbage aimed dead center at the most defenseless audience on the entire platform. The future your f*ucking AI is building looks like a toddler hypnotized by an infinite stream of synthetic sludge while the recommendation engine quietly cashes the check. Sweet dreams to every parent stuck watching it happen. The New York Times on AI slop in kids’ feeds, via The Star.
Source: The New York Times (via The Star) · The New York Times
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