Brands like Equinox Gym and Almond Breeze almond milk are venting their frustrations with AI in recent ad campaigns, offering themselves as a real, authentic alternative.
Meanwhile, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged people to move beyond debates over whether artificial intelligence creations are vulgar or sophisticated and embrace the technology as a way to increase creativity and productivity.
Microsoft is one of the tech giants investing heavily in AI.
Bob Doyle, a YouTube personality who specializes in AI-driven media production, argues that “at the heart of the criticism of AI failures is a criticism of the creative expression of an individual.”
“You might think it’s a waste, but for them it’s the beginning of an idea, a seed.”
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But late last year, the online message board Pinterest decided it would be appropriate to allow users to filter some AI-generated content.
Pinterest told AFP it added the filter after hearing from people who wanted to see fewer composite images.
TikTok introduced similar filters on the globally popular video platform late last year.
YouTube, along with meta-owned Instagram and Facebook, offers ways to reduce the amount of composite images users see, but there are no clear filters.
Major social media platforms have so far largely focused on labeling AI-generated videos so that viewers don’t mistake them for showing real scenes, but a wealth of synthetic content appears to be evading labels.
Some smaller tech companies, such as streaming platform Coda Music, have introduced measures such as requiring users to report AI creations.
Coda founder and CEO Randy Fusee said that once verified, the account will be labeled as an AI artist so listeners know what they’re getting.
“So far there has been a large number of participants in identifying AI artists,” Fusey told AFP.
“generally, [Coda users] I just don’t need AI music. ”
Coda, which reports around 2,500 users, offers an option to completely block AI content from recommended playlists.
Cara, a social network for artists and designers with over 1 million users, relies on a combination of algorithms and human moderation to filter AI-generated content.
“People want human connection,” said Cara founder Jinna Chan.
“The reason I like children’s drawings is not because I find them attractive; [something made by] It’s a machine with no intention. ”
– Agence France-Presse
