{"id":2289,"date":"2026-03-21T07:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:13:19","slug":"the-rise-of-fake-artificial-intelligence-top-comment-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestyfinds.net\/technology\/?p=2289","title":{"rendered":"The rise of &#8216;fake&#8217; artificial intelligence | Top Comment Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ee5GOhjrMCY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How has an algorithmic arms race created an environment where controversial and incendiary content is routinely amplified on our feeds? <\/p>\n<p>On this episode, Marianna discusses her latest investigation, which provides a paper trail showing how social media giants ignored internal warnings about the design of their platforms. <\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s heard from whistleblowers about problematic moderation practices, how companies deal with so-called borderline content, and the troubling reality that algorithms may now be beyond our control.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, we look at the website &#8216;your ai slop bores me&#8217; which launched two weeks ago and is already claiming over a million unique visitors. It may look like a chatbot, but this is actually humans cosplaying as generative AI and completing mundane tasks for one another. <\/p>\n<p>Matt explains how this relates to what&#8217;s becoming known as the &#8216;meat layer&#8217;, where humans are used to prop up the shortcomings of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Top Comment is hosted by Marianna Spring and Matt Shea. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Inside the Rage Machine: Algorithm Whistleblowers<\/p>\n<p>00:30 \u2013 What is the \u2018algorithm arms race\u2019<\/p>\n<p>02:45 \u2013 Meta\u2019s research into the harm of reels<\/p>\n<p>05:00 \u2013 TikTok\u2019s prioritisation controversy<\/p>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 Engineers admit algorithms are now a black box<\/p>\n<p>12:30 \u2013 CrowdTangle and the collapse of transparency? <\/p>\n<p>13:45 &#8211; TikTok and Meta respond <\/p>\n<p>14:20 \u2013 Musk\u2019s X Algorithm<\/p>\n<p>15:30 \u2013 Your AI slop bores me: Humans pretending to be AI<\/p>\n<p>17:20 \u2013 \u201cPeople are sick of AI slop\u201d<\/p>\n<p>18:40 \u2013 The meat layer of AI: Hidden human labour<\/p>\n<p>19:30 \u2013 Human fleet operators for driverless cars<\/p>\n<p>20:35 \u2013 What is Moltbook? AI\u2011agent social network<\/p>\n<p>23:00 \u2013 Why AI companies benefit from AI fear narratives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How has an algorithmic arms race created an environment where controversial and incendiary content is routinely amplified on our feeds? 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