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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
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[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Someone on discord linked me to this AI generated horror-show of a "childrens" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nywBUSaHFgY (I hesitate to give them any more views, Internet Archive says youtube vids take a few days to process though)

Which appears to be a channel of entirely AI generated video paired to children's songs. And it is gosh darn creepy and gross and exploitive and unhealthy.

I hope youtube cracks down on shit like this.

[–] carlitoscohones@awful.systems 7 points 9 months ago

Behind the Bastards had a few episodes on how AI children's books are on offer at Amazon - also creepy and unhealthy.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/part-one-ai-is-coming-for-your-children/id1373812661?i=1000617646703

[–] Amoeba_Girl@awful.systems 5 points 9 months ago

Amazingly atrocious. I think this is my favourite https://youtu.be/A26bO26VnKQ