Facebook's recommendation algorithms are promoting bizarre, AI-generated images created by spammers and scammers. These images, such as 'Shrimp Jesus,' are going viral, leading to low-effort spam pages filled with ads. Researchers from Stanford and Georgetown have found that hundreds of AI-generated spam pages are posting frequently and being rewarded by Facebook. Users are reacting to these outlandish images, often involving themes like Jesus and flight attendants, with a mix of amusement and caution.
Oh my. I logged into Facebook and wow. AI images are fooling everyone. Everywhere. It does not bode well at all.
Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms https://t.co/OS4nT4Wq4J -> @garymarcus a yucko example of what you had been fearing re: AI spam getting algo boost and boosting noise. Mis/dis information could follow same pattern
Facebook: *flooded with AI spam* Also Facebook: "but what if we brought back poke wars?" https://t.co/EuD8TjjgHz
Outlandish images that appear to be generated by AI are racking up reactions on Facebook, leaving users amused, befuddled and on guard for scams. Many of the images feature themes inexplicably involving Jesus and flight attendants. https://t.co/hbUVQphxpn
"To understand how the technology is being used for page growth and incorporated into spam and scams, we examined more than 100 #Facebook Pages that each posted 50+ #AI-generated images. Some form coordinated clusters": https://t.co/QtmnSAGCOm #ethics #tech #contentmoderation
What’s happening on Facebook these days? Well, here’s a list of all the AI-generated spam one viral Facebook page published in just 24 hours: https://t.co/vcSrsUBF4X
"Facebook’s recommendation algorithms are promoting bizarre, AI-generated images being run by spammers and scammers to an audience of people who mindlessly interact with them and perhaps don’t understand that they are not real..." https://t.co/beAq0Lc7F6
"Hundreds of AI-generated spam pages are posting dozens of times a day and are being rewarded by Facebook’s recommendation algorithm." https://t.co/Vbjz0mhbiS
New: for months we've reported on the wave of AI spam taking over Facebook. Now researchers from Stanford and Georgetown have found that Facebook's recommendation algorithms are *promoting* the bizarre AI-generated images run by spammers and scammers https://t.co/gPDnMwdwmy
Facebook's algorithm is recommending the bizarre, AI-generated images (like "Shrimp Jesus") that are repeatedly going viral. Pages doing this are linking out to AI-generated and otherwise low-effort spam pages that are stacked with ads: https://t.co/yZnjz3Rgb7