Really well written, Lizzy. I appreciate your insight! And I laughed at myself while reading this, because I have an AG1 subscription and totally have no clue if it's helping me or not, but I am afraid to stop taking it because I have been using it for two years already lmfao
I love this piece. This is a great analysis of the health and wellness industry and the savvy way they exploit our national, valid questioning of the health industry and institutions. There are grifters everywhere and removing the fact checking banners is just going to continue allowing their misinformation run rampant.
Side note, I’m interested and terrified to see what AI models trained on this type of misinformation put out… And then when the AI generated content circulates on meta platforms, without fact checking, we’re just moving closer and closer to dead internet theory, in the worst way.
Ooof, great point on the AI model training. I’d love to look at a study that explores how AI is already being exploited to give public health misinformation… When I was thinking of fact-checking labels, I also thought about TikTok’s AI label. I’ve noticed it’s finicky/unreliable (I’ve seen a lot of false positives, where people are like “Wait, why was my rant about Costco parking lots flagged?” but have also seen very obvious AI vlogs skate past any warnings), but I also think it’d be so useful on Meta products. I don’t have a normal Facebook, but I have a phony account for Marketplace, and the feed is flooded with super goofy AI photography of bookstores and cafes. I guess since Meta is producing AI accounts (that’s a whole other Turning Phrase post right there), they have no vested interest in flagging AI content.
Really well written, Lizzy. I appreciate your insight! And I laughed at myself while reading this, because I have an AG1 subscription and totally have no clue if it's helping me or not, but I am afraid to stop taking it because I have been using it for two years already lmfao
I love this piece. This is a great analysis of the health and wellness industry and the savvy way they exploit our national, valid questioning of the health industry and institutions. There are grifters everywhere and removing the fact checking banners is just going to continue allowing their misinformation run rampant.
Side note, I’m interested and terrified to see what AI models trained on this type of misinformation put out… And then when the AI generated content circulates on meta platforms, without fact checking, we’re just moving closer and closer to dead internet theory, in the worst way.
Ooof, great point on the AI model training. I’d love to look at a study that explores how AI is already being exploited to give public health misinformation… When I was thinking of fact-checking labels, I also thought about TikTok’s AI label. I’ve noticed it’s finicky/unreliable (I’ve seen a lot of false positives, where people are like “Wait, why was my rant about Costco parking lots flagged?” but have also seen very obvious AI vlogs skate past any warnings), but I also think it’d be so useful on Meta products. I don’t have a normal Facebook, but I have a phony account for Marketplace, and the feed is flooded with super goofy AI photography of bookstores and cafes. I guess since Meta is producing AI accounts (that’s a whole other Turning Phrase post right there), they have no vested interest in flagging AI content.