By: jenjam02

jenjam02 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:51:16 +0000

The message about the Instagram Egg does show us how content can circulate and now many industries have taken advantage of that, wanting their content to simply become widespread regardless of what it is.

You’re so right about platforms making us become dependent. They’re all different places with different content we don’t want to miss out on. The way you put it, “we often feel stuck in platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube, not because we love them, but because leaving would mean losing our connections, content, or audiences,” was perfectly worded. We can’t quit them and it is disheartening to realize that our connections can make us dependent on platforms, sites, systems, etc. that don’t prioritize our interests.

The way AI relies on vast amounts of data and takes it without consent. AI might now exist in a vacuum but it consumes so much content that it is a vacuum. It is also shaped by inequalities and biases by those who create them. We create AI and control it, yet in the end it controls us as well.

By: e.g.lane

e.g.lane — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:40:18 +0000

What a great way of combining all of these pieces. You are very right about the centralization of power and the fact that we both control, and are controlled. We are just as flowing and changing as the internet we are using. My question is, how do you make change happen? Boycotting? If so, who decides which apps or platforms are boycotted? Reform? Is reform possible? Why or why not? And what about time. Many have grown accustomed and attached (those who benefit) to the way things are now, so reform will take time. Is there a way to speed it up? These are all big questions that I feel need to be answered as we talk about AI and the internet and the changes that need to be made.

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