Opinion: AI-generated spam floods social media, hurting both supply and demand
dotey · x · 2026-09-02
A commentary argues that AI has flooded platforms like X and YouTube with low-quality, verbose content, pushing out human creators. Despite the surge in supply, sectors like the Chinese short-drama market face massive losses. The author also warns of a 'Mobius strip' effect where models train on their own low-quality outputs, leading to degradation.
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