We’re drowning in AI-generated content. A recent Stanford study (because where else would it come from?) reveals the extent of the silicon surge. Forget robot uprisings; the machines are already writing our press releases, crafting our job postings, and even articulating our financial grievances. Apparently, 14% of UN press releases now have a touch of AI polish. One can only assume it’s to make global crises sound slightly more optimistic. Or vaguely threatening.
The study, involving a casual skim of 300 million online documents (that’s a lot of scrolling), pinpoints a post-ChatGPT explosion. Small businesses, always eager to cut corners, are leading the charge. Because nothing says ‘we value your unique skillset’ like a job description regurgitated by a neural network. Earnings calls are also increasingly AI-assisted. Which explains why they’re even more incomprehensible than usual.
So, what’s the problem? Well, efficiency comes at a price. The proliferation of LLM-generated text threatens authenticity and, dare we say, makes everything incredibly boring. Apparently, AI helps non-native speakers express themselves. Which is great, until every corporate statement sounds like it was translated from Klingon by Google Translate and then back again.
One anonymous complainer (probably a bot too) claims AI chatbots helped them articulate their consumer rights. Which is heartwarming. Until you realize that the AI probably learned those rights from other AI-generated complaints. It’s turtles all the way down, folks.
The real kicker? The more AI content floods the internet, the more future LLMs will be trained on synthetic material. This creates a feedback loop of blandness, bias, and potential disinformation. It’s AI eating its own tail, eventually turning into a vaguely unsettling ouroboros of algorithmic mediocrity.
Imagine: You’re competing for a job. The job description was written by AI. Your resume was probably ‘optimized’ by AI. And the AI screening your application is trained on…you guessed it, more AI-generated content. You’re not applying for a job; you’re participating in a Turing test against machines that are actively trying to make themselves indistinguishable from humans. Good luck with that.
The internet, once a vibrant ecosystem of human expression (debatable), is becoming an AI-powered echo chamber. Individuality is getting homogenized. Originality is becoming a quaint, vintage concept. And soon, we’ll all be communicating in perfectly optimized, utterly soulless prose.
On the bright side, at least grammar will be impeccable.
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