AI is fantastic! The possibilities are limitless! A true revolution! And its biggest achievement might be to push digital back to being an addition to our lives, instead of the very centre of them. Wait, what?! No! YES, but don't panic. Ads have always been there and always will be. This is not a declaration of the end of anything.
Cat videos, selfies and dad jokes are typical fare for any social media feed but Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is introducing a new twist: they're all made by artificial intelligence. The Meta founder and chief executive has announced the launch of Vibes, a new feed on the Meta AI app comprised entirely of AI-made videos. The arrival of powerful video models has led to further commentary on the wave of AI slop a term for mass-produced, often bizarre content that clutters up feeds