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AI’s destroying seasonal content

2024/11/7
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Power User with Taylor Lorenz

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The conversation explores how AI-generated images are altering our perception of nature, particularly during seasonal changes like fall, and the implications of this on social media platforms.
  • AI-generated fall images are clogging up social media platforms like Pinterest and Instagram.
  • These images often feature hyper-realistic but unrealistic versions of nature, skewing viewers' expectations.
  • The use of AI in creating such content is contributing to the commodification of seasons and nature.

Shownotes Transcript

This year, pumpkin spice lattes are being served with a side of AI slop. Autumn vistas generated by artificial intelligence tools are clogging up Pinterest and Instagram. Taylor talks to Vox’s senior correspondent Rebecca Jennings about how AI is warping our perspective of what nature actually looks like. They also discuss Rebecca's recent reporting on “The cultural power of the anti-woke tech bro" and “The Carrie Bradshaws of TikTok."

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