Showerthought about those AI-generated memes getting pulled lately

I saw a really funny picture of a cartoon animal doing something silly get deleted from a big social site last week. It was clearly made by one of those AI image makers. It got me thinking, what rule did it even break? It wasn't mean or hateful. I wonder if the platforms are just banning anything that says it's AI because they don't know how to handle it yet. That's kind of a big deal, right? If we can't share a goofy picture just because a computer helped make it, where does that stop? It feels like they're making new rules on the fly without telling us, and that chills the whole idea of sharing stuff online. Makes you wonder what 'free speech' means when the goalposts keep moving for new tech.

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simoncarter4d ago

Wondering if my own posts get flagged as AI sometimes, given how often I recycle the same terrible jokes. The algorithms probably see my predictable phrasing and assume I'm a bot programmed for dad humor. Makes me want to add a disclaimer: '100% human-made mediocrity.' Honestly, the line is so blurry now they might start banning actual people for being too formulaic.

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faith_palmer514d ago

Algorithms tend to flag odd wording more than predictable humor, @simoncarter. Human posts are full of little mistakes that bots don't make... so your dad jokes might actually keep you safe.