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Maven, a new social network backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, found itself in a controversy today when it imported a huge amount of posts and profiles from the Fediverse, and then ran AI analysis to alter the content.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, we're trying to get the fuck away from algorithms. That's what makes the fediverse such a big draw currently, for me.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Only algorithm I need is posts I subscribe to, in descending order. That's about it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're on slrpnk.net, I assume it's not implementing any of this stuff. As long as you don't sign up for Maven I don't see how this is going to affect you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I mean yeah, maybe it won't affect me directly, I like the instance I'm on and it's a pretty respectable one. However, indirectly, this is very relevant to any Fediverse user, regardless of the instance or platform they're using. Allowing abuses like this to happen without any pushback is a surefire way of turning this place into a shithole just like the rest of the internet. I appreciate the fact that, at least for now, it's different here.

Also, maybe this isn't my only homebase? Just saying.