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Social media has always been home to clickbait, fake photos, tall stories and gullible chumps. And now, thanks to generative AI, you can have all those joys without any of the tedious creativity.
Most of these AI spam pages are based in low cost countries where the nickels and dimes of outrageous internet content go far further. Sad bakers, impossible tree sculptors and emaciated animals join the erstwhile clickbaits of old : listicles ("you won't believe number 7"), out-of-context images of celebrities with misleading captions and of course the OG "hot singles in your area are waiting to contact you!" People engage with these posts, click through to the content farm where ever more absurdity awaits and, most importantly, where advertising units can be placed and revenue generated.
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