Tech Voices Warn Against AI Infinite TikTok as Digital Fentanyl
Investor Matt Shumer urges tech community to reject endless AI video feeds in X replies.
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Investor Matt Shumer replied to a discussion about building an AI-generated endless TikTok feed. He told contributor zam not to promote or fund the concept and labeled it infinite digital fentanyl, the most addictive technology imaginable. Shumer said it should become taboo to build or finance and asked others to speak against it too. Several replies agreed the idea was destructive or inauthentic and favored human connection over pure AI slop. One participant called it a real-world simulator better used for robots. Another defended the concept and said anyone who dislikes it can simply avoid it.
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Matt Shumer@mattshumer_DO NOT build or fund this idea. It's infinite digital fentanyl, and will be the most addictive technology ever created. So... let's not? The tech community should shame anyone who does. https://twitter.com/zamdoteth/status/2094027808909504558
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EC evan conrad@evanjconradstrongly agree, people who are saying we should build infinite ai-optimized tiktok seem like they hate their children and want them to live in a worse world This is real-world simulator, for heavens sake, use it to build robots!…
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TB Tyler Bell@belltyler@rehan_shei 100% agreed. The current algorithm is a many to some filter. Now, the filter can be inverted. https://x.com/belltyler/status/2093871202225832347?s=46&t=yLBiMKGbUlTBb9yzqA8_-Q
MP Mykyta Pavlenko@mktpavlenko@rehan_shei The dangerous part is the feedback loop: it learns what you are addicted to, generates more of it, then treats the new appetite as proof it got you right.
DE deeben@realdeeben@stfukhaleeed That app don ruin my life finish.💔
FP Fetti Pendergrass🦍💎@RichFettiFTB@trip2erie Leaving twitter is crazy 🥺