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Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

In particular, there was “Liv,” the Meta AI account that has a bio describing itself as a “Proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller,” and told Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah that Liv had no Black creators — the bot said it was built by “10 white men, 1 white woman, and 1 Asian male,” according to a screenshot posted on Bluesky

I think the Proud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller bit explains perfectly why they released the bots onto the wild. They are there to spread misinformation and guide conversations through the use of that misinformation hoping that you don't notice and even sympathise with their manipulation machine.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

think theProud Black queer momma of 2 & truth-teller bit explains perfectly why they released the bots onto the wild.

This was my first thought too. It's a peek behind the curtain to how "sophisticated" disinformation bots have actually become, and it's super interesting that there's backlash to it as most FB users love AI slop.

Maybe Meta's actually taking it down because they don't want people to start realizing how much of the social media they interact with is actually AI/LLM/chatbots.