Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed
The Verge AI8 days agoEthicsThe Verge reports that Meta’s standalone Meta AI app now has a For You section showing clickbait-style stories. The topics, images, and text are all AI-generated rather than sourced from traditional publishers or human editors. The move raises concerns about Meta turning AI from a helper into a content feed that may amplify low-quality, questionable information.
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
The Verge AI10 days agoCommentaryThe article says AI-generated content has become nearly impossible to avoid online. Platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok have expanded authentication efforts and increasingly label AI-made images, videos, and music. The author argues that labels are not enough: if platforms can identify AI content, they should give users controls to filter or reduce it.
AI grifters are creating fake Black people to sell Shein junk
The Verge AI15 days agoEthicsThe Verge found TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook accounts using AI-generated Black women and other marginalized personas to sell dropshipped products. The videos frame mass-produced goods as handmade small-business items and use tears, racial identity, and hardship narratives to drive engagement. Researchers describe the pattern as digital blackface and empathy bait, enabled by short-form platforms, weak labeling, and widely available generative AI ad workflows.