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The AI Slop Backlash Is Actually Having an Impact. Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. (www.wired.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Even AI doesnt want to consume AI slop...(that's why they're feeding it old books)

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

AI does not have wants.

[–] SarahValentine@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Want can mean a state of lack, not just an animal desire.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

AKA LLMs will have progressively lower performance if retrained on LLM output. I guess that's more a need than a want :D

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

LLM output makes everything stupider, even LLMs.