Oh, The AI Nonsense We’re Fed and The Silliness We Ask For
Trouble is afoot, my friends. We’re drowning in an ocean of AI gibberish, and it’s clogging up our search results faster than you can say “algorithmic nonsense.”These soul-sucking, repetitious slabs of text are elbowing out everything – from the old machine-written junk (think gadget spec-comparison sites) to the high-quality human-authored content we love to read.
According to the MIT Technology Review, this AI invasion is devouring ad revenues, but hey, who can blame them? Advertisers are like headless chickens and search engines couldn’t care less. Over 140 major brands are unknowingly shelling out for ads that end up on these dodgy AI-written sites. And guess who’s serving up 90% of these ads? Google. Yes, the same Google that swears it doesn’t place ads on pages with ‘spammy automatically generated content.’
The hypocrisy is as thick as the irony. This practice is fast-tracking the arrival of a glitchy, spammy internet, dominated by AI-generated nonsense, and flushing ad dollars down the drain faster than you can spell ‘programmatic’.
Even those affiliate-link ‘best table saw for 2023’-style listicles, where it’s clear the writer has never touched a saw, let alone used anything from the list, are more bearable than 800 words of drivel about a table saw. And let me tell you, I’ve read some of those drivel. It’s about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Nuclear-Powered Gadgets: A Sardonic AI Surprise
But let’s flip the switch for a minute. I decided to give ChatGPT a whirl, asking it to compile a list of the top 5 portable nuclear reactors for 2021 in the style of a mind-numbing gadget site.
And you know what? It’s hilariously entertaining. Welcome to the absurd world of nuclear-powered gadgets! From the NukePod 3000 and its advanced safety features (don’t forget your radiation suit) to the Reactor-on-Wheels and its mobile nuclear power (great for turning your backyard into a sci-fi movie set), the AI’s responses border on the ridiculous.
There’s even a pocket-sized reactor (the Pocket Fusion Core) that promises to keep your phone charged for months. Just what we need, right? A nuclear-powered smartphone. And let’s not forget the Nano-Nuke Power Bank, which is essentially a mini nuclear power plant in your pocket. Because, why not?
Of course, there’s a disclaimer pointing out that these products are purely fictional and created for entertainment purposes. And thank goodness for that, because the last thing we need is a bunch of nuclear-powered camping gear.
But it does highlight the absurdity of it all. We’re dealing with an AI invasion on one hand, and asking it to entertain us with its nonsensical interpretations on the other. It’s a twisted, humorous reality, and honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
So, here’s to the future – may it be filled with more AI hilarity and fewer spammy, AI-generated search results.
