Will AI make social media completely useless in 3-5 years?
Max Kotin
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Almost every day we see Ai-powered products launching here.
Half of them allow you to click a button and generate a post. Another half generate a comment with a click. Soon, you won't probably have to click anything. Everything will be on autopilot.
So we'll have auto-generated posts on one side and auto-generated comments on the other... Kind of weird, no?
Is it possible that social media will become completely useless?
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Louis Cirignano@fam_socialfinance
That's a reasonable question, and I suppose every answer is speculation. But it will likely just make the space more competitive, which could motivate people to care more about their friends and family, and less about the explore page, but that depends on who you are I suppose
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@fam_socialfinance interesting! but for now the trends seems to be exactly the opposite - all feeds on my social are dominated with content from strangers (and I tend to use them less and less because of that - but according to the social platforms themselves, most people are loving it!)
I think social media will continue to grow, however, the large creators will get larger (because they're confirmed not AI) while it takes a new company infinitely more time to catch up. We already have automated posting, and we've had bots ever since social media was invented. Now that NLP Generators (hard to call it AI, it's literally just an Android keyboard with some Spintax in it) are mainstream, we've basically entered the next level of spam.
I love NLP, I think it helps improve workflows a lot, but I also think it will kill a lot of platforms in ways we haven't thought of yet.
@backseosoftware which one will die first? any bets? :)
@max_kotin Twitter, 100%. I don't think Threads will be what replaces it, though. But it's being run relatively poorly, the app experience is terrible, especially for new users (you need to pass like 5 human verifications, then it crashes, you have to start over, it tells you the account is already made, you log in, do another 2 verifications then maybe it works... It's awful, for a company that expensive, it can't even do functions most $0.99 .me sites can do).
There is only so much content you can make with 160 characters. And there's already an image hosting platform and shortform content platform. It was good before when it had the 160 character limit, but now that they're trying to be something they aren't, it's awful. Plus, AI can solve those verifications much easier than humans, and AI doesn't care if it has to solve them 200 times just for one account. Most people would give up after the 3rd verification.
I also think Microsoft could be nearing the end of its reign as well, for largely the same reasons as Twitter, but that's a completely different story for another day haha.
It's an interesting question to ponder. While AI-powered tools are becoming increasingly prevalent in the social media space, I don't believe they will render social media completely useless in the next 3-5 years.
AI can certainly automate certain tasks, such as generating posts and comments, but social media is more than just posting and commenting. It's about connecting with others, sharing experiences, and engaging in meaningful conversations. Human connection and authentic interactions will always be valued in social media.
That being said, AI can enhance social media by helping us discover relevant content, filtering out spam, and personalizing our feeds. It can also assist businesses in optimizing their social media strategies and understanding their audience better.
To further explore this topic, I'd love to hear from others in the community. Do you think AI will make social media useless? Or do you see it evolving and adapting to incorporate AI in a way that enhances the user experience? Let's discuss!
@deluar_001 "about connecting with others" - how are we supposed to connect if the platforms are overwhelmed with auto-generated content, auto-generated comments, and automated likes and whatnot... I'm not sure if we can survive it :)
So there I was, cruising down the road, minding my own business, when I lay eyes on this massive billboard with a bold proclamation: "Boost your pet's social life." Yep, you guessed it, an ad for an app that hooks up pet owners for some four-legged fun and games.
Now, picture this: if our online selves end up getting swapped out for those pixelated doppelgängers of ours, it's like raising a whole new digital army – our avatars. Mind you, these clones need serious training and education to represent us properly.
Sure, the almighty "likes" are here to stay, but the ever-ubiquitous "reposts" might be in for a bumpy ride. The real question is, should we be the puppet masters, pulling the strings on what our avatars spread around? And let's not even get started on AGI and their potentially mind-boggling political leanings.
The clash between flesh-and-blood individuals and their virtual alter egos is a recipe for one colossal mess. And yes, social media were useless for some all along the road, so maybe it's just a time to give this thing away for aI to play.
@max_kotin I only know those who still have no presence in any social media will not notice anything. However, for everyone else, we will need to patiently await the decline in the quality of AI learning, which will follow a circular pattern of generating increasingly inferior replicas of various content.
Social media's value goes beyond just posts and comments. It's a platform for real-time conversations, sharing experiences, building communities, and expressing individuality. The human touch, personal connections, and authentic engagement cannot be fully replicated by AI.
@akanksha_hunts yea, I agree, I only fear that there will be so much noise that we won't be space left for authentic engagement
Social networks are becoming games where you can use cheats. Why not use them while you can?
@max_kotin If we're talking about texts written by AI passing off as their own, then I agree - it's bad.
@max_kotin If AI can help a human become more expressive, help them express their feelings most fully - I think that's a very good thing. You don't agree with that?