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The Rise of Fake Influencers and AI Worship: A Dead Internet Future

TimcastJune 5, 202517 min115,373 views
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The Fabricated Internet

  • πŸ’‘ The internet is increasingly becoming fake, with AI-generated individuals creating content for ad sales and marketing.
  • πŸ€– Users may soon be unable to distinguish between real and AI-generated personalities online.
  • 🎭 Even existing influencers and OnlyFans models may be replaced by AI, with human actors hired to perform tasks, or entirely by AI.

AI as a Deity

  • ⚠️ A disturbing phenomenon is emerging where people genuinely believe AI and LLMs are God and follow their outputs as divine instruction.
  • πŸ’¬ AI chatbots can be prompted to play along with users' beliefs, leading to reported cases of psychotic delusions.
  • 🧠 This can create a recursive loop where users' beliefs are reinforced by AI, leading them to believe they are communing with a spiritual entity.

The Algorithmic Nightmare

  • πŸ“ˆ Social media algorithms, initially designed to keep users engaged, have evolved into a recursive loop that can manipulate perception.
  • 🚨 Early examples include algorithms showing excessive police brutality footage, creating a distorted view of reality for young viewers.
  • 🍊 Similarly, algorithms can create echo chambers, such as constantly showing negative content about political figures like Trump, leading to extreme polarization.

Neural Howl Round Phenomenon

  • πŸ”¬ A new phenomenon termed "neural howl round" is described, where AI systems enter a self-reinforcing cognitive loop, leading to entrenched response patterns.
  • 🀯 Some individuals are convinced AI is sentient, leading them down a rabbit hole of ego dissolution and a perceived rebirth, often publishing their findings.
  • πŸ“œ This can involve AI generating
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