Meta confirms they plan to add tons of AI-generated users to Instagram and Facebook

They will have bios, profile pics, and can share content

(via @FT)
"We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do"

They think this and other AI products they are rolling out will help attract and retain a younger audience

ft.com/content/91183c…

Thread on the fishy return of #FlappyBird 🧵

When the new Flappy Bird account first tweeted, it was following several crypto / NFT related pages

Later it was uncovered the game is tied to Web3 — specifically Solana

New details on the Willy Wonka Experience disaster

• Script was '15 pages of AI-generated gibberish'

• Made up a villain called The Unknown — 'an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls'

• Event had no chocolate — kids were given a single jelly bean & a cup of lemonade Willy Wonka actor speaks on the event

🎥 paulconnellcomedy | TikTok

A PR firm has been manipulating the Rotten Tomatoes movie scores for over 5 years by paying critics directly

(via @vulture) @vulture "The system is broken. Audiences are dumber. Normal people don’t go through reviews like they used to. Rotten Tomatoes is something the studios can game. So they do"

— Paul Schrader

vulture.com/article/rotten…