Facebook AI Slop is Everywhere

AI slop is out of control. This is probably not news to you. For the most part, I don’t really visit sites or apps where that comes up….but I guess I was wrong.

So, while I was working on Lumina, I created a Facebook page in order to eventually run ads to reach potential users. When you create a page, Facebook really wants you to select interests or hobbies and follow people or pages in those fields. I wasn’t in the mood to decide what pages to follow, so I skipped it.

I naively thought this meant that I wouldn’t be served with any pages or accounts, but boy, was I wrong. Meta wants to make money at all costs and for whatever reason, the algorithm decided that it was going to show me bizarre AI slop. In particular, celebrities celebrating their birthdays in…hospital beds. I wish I was making this up. Yes, I’m laughing as I write this.

Why in hospital beds? I don’t know.

Sure, it’s usually famous actors in their 70s or 80s, but not all of them.

There are a LOT of pages doing similar things, but there’s one that’s the champion of famous people celebrating their birthdays in a hospital bed, you know, as you do.

Why this abomination?

Why is Hilary Swank in a hospital bed? Why is Clint Eastwood with her? Sure, they were in a movie together…22 years ago. But if anyone in that scenario were to be in a hospital bed, it would probably be Eastwood.

Another dynamic duo.

Why does this have 151 likes? Why 12 shares? Who is sharing this stuff and why? Who is commenting?

Some of the comments acknowledge that it is AI, but most of them do not.

But let’s keep going…

What the hell happened to Anthony Hopkins? I don’t even know.

But my favorite one of all?

It’s this one. I just can’t.

LOOK AT THE PHOTO OF “HIMSELF’ THAT HE’S HOLDING.

WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHY ARE THEY TREATING MORGAN FREEMAN LIKE THIS?

So yeah, Facebook has completely lost control. The amount of AI slop is too much. It’s really everywhere.

And it’s not just people in hospitals. For some reason, famous action hero dudes are also super popular.

Why? Again, I don’t know. But apparently people love to see this fantasy of famous people hanging out. Maybe that’s it? Maybe because it makes them feel more like “us?”

What do you think?

I haven’t even touched on the videos.

There are so many videos of animals doing things that are obviously fake or impossible but rake millions of views nonetheless. Despite the outcry of people being against AI, that’s not the reality on Facebook. Millions of people are consuming and engaging with clearly fake media….and like it?

Am I in the wrong business here?

It’s kind of sad, but I’d rather laugh at this madness.

Thanks for reading.