SocialAI and Dead Internet Theory

“Welcome to the new world.”

This week, your hosts Tristan and Tasia walk you through the latest AI news, including LinkedIn's AI training initiative (and how to opt out of it), Amazon's AI tools for shoppers, sellers and advertisers, Alibaba's new generative AI models, YouTube's latest AI tools for creators, Lionsgate's controversial partnership with Runway, and California's flurry of AI legislation. Then we dig into the uncanny world of SocialAI and the resurgence of Dead Internet Theory. Join us as we blur the line between human and bot.

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LINKEDIN AI MODEL TRAINING ON USER DATA

• LinkedIn is training AI models on your data

• How to stop LinkedIn from training AI on your data

NEW AMAZON AI TOOLS

• Amazon is stuffing generative AI into its shopping experience

• Amazon Introduces Amelia, an AI Assistant for 3rd Party Sellers

• Amazon releases a video generator — but only for ads

OTHER AI NEWS

• Alibaba accelerates AI push by releasing new open-source models, text-to-video

• YouTube will use AI to generate ideas, titles, and even full videos

• Lionsgate announce collab with AI video company Runway

CALIFORNIA AI LEGISLATION

• California governor signs rules limiting AI actor clones

• Here is what’s illegal under California’s 8 (and counting) new AI laws

SOCIALAI AND DEAD INTERNET THEORY

• SocialAI offers a Twitter-like diary where AI bots respond to your posts

• SocialAI: we tried the Twitter clone where no other humans are allowed

• I Stared Into the AI Void With the SocialAI App

• “Dead Internet theory” comes to life with new AI-powered social media app

• Maybe You Missed It, but the Internet ‘Died’ Five Years Ago

• Artificial influencers and the dead internet theory