"To generalize is to be an idiot." - William Blake
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I just got dumber reading that.
How come you instantly believe this narrative?
I do...nt?
Obviously because everyone outside of your particular generation is a hivemind that shares a single un-nuanced thought on every topic.
What bullshit. I'm over 60 and no one I know thinks this way. Remember, we're folks why grew up before the internet, saw it come about, (saw the enshitification of it), and saw AI content surge. We know that the AI content is relatively recent. This makes no sense
They did?
No really! Just yesterday I heard my 75yo relative say her whole Facebook feed is “just all AI.” We didn’t really explore the topic, though.
It probably is.
There's your answer: they're all primarily Facebook users only. Facebook is mostly AI garbage, besides private groups.
They might not be wrong. That's what happens when zuck pushes random bullshit into your feed. I left FB years ago because there was more random shit pushed into my feed than content from people I actually cared about.
They’re out of touch
Outside of discussions about the Dead Internet Theory I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone express this.
I've definitely felt it in the past 5÷ years, even if it isn't talked about much. I've been adding 'reddit' to my searches to avoid that endless sea of identically formatted articles that are clearly created by ai to maximize traffic, many science youtube videos are just obviously low-effort ai slop.
Why would someone of any age instantly cling to the narrative that people over 60 instantly clung to the narrative that everything on the internet is likely AI? Or believe that all or most people in any particular age group think the same way? Basing a belief around a set of people based on their age or gender or race is lazy thinking and any conclusions based on that will likely be wrong.
Everything on the internet is likely ai generated.
Everything? First hand accounts of the trump administration? First hand accounts of highly publicized people? All cute animal videos? Etc. Etc.
Well yes, you can generate all of those using AI.
Were talking about probability
Ahhh, fuckin nerds.
Ackshally, nerds do be fucking
What's the probability of that?
Probable
I like them odds.
First hand, second hand, third hand, and the extra fingers too.
You?
Negative. I am a meat popsicle.
Solid Fifth Element reference.
I'm sorry, but as an AI language model, I don't have the ability to recall specific personal data or information about individuals.
Ok but I'm watching you.
Have they? What I’ve seen is people over ~~50~~ 60 (really 65) have zero idea that AI exists and consistently fall for obviously absurd Facebook posts.
Edit, I see where some of these responses came from - OP said over 60, and I meant to say over 60 too, not 50.
Mate, gen-X were basically the first people regularly use the Internet. They're far more clued up than Gen-Z.
Yes, I meant to say 60 or 65 like OP did. Funny thing is I’m about 50.
In 52 and use ai to help me worldbuild and structure my writing projects every day, generate character portraits for my characters in tabletop rpga, etc, and I very much doubt I'm alone.
Sure... OP said over 60, but I think over 65-70 would be more accurate for people who don't know about generative AI at all.
Yeah, but the person I replied to said over 50, which is why I replied to them and not to OP.
people over 50 have zero idea that AI exists
That was me. It was a typo. Sorry
Ahh, my bad then. Though one day soon I will also be over 60 and be pretty aware of AI.. :P
The people who believe a kid in Africa made a working automobile from balloons and that boats are pulling whales from the water and cleaning off thousands of barnacles will be 75-80 then.
...
Eh.... I'm 51. Been using AI for about 5 years now. Not only don't I fall for the pictures, but I can also identify when my prompts are poisoning my responses (a great skill for Google, too). My wife has used it. Her boss is at least aware of it. I'm strongly encouraged to use it at work.
I might be a bit of an outlier, but plenty of us olds know all about AI from the pixels and having seen quite a few prompts in our day.
I'm almost that age, and am technically adept also. I'd say the "old people on Facebook" age is a good bit higher. I'm sure some people who are 65 or 70 understand what AI is too.
I saw a "veteran" crying in a wheelchair with 13 fingers and the comments were just elderly people saying amen. They have no idea that AI even exists as a context
I guess I've only 2 reports I'm going off of. My own parents and the parents of a popular streamer. Maybe should have asked for more examples instead?
I haven't really heard anyone over 65 or whatever espouse the dead internet theory. Could be a trend I don't know about, I guess.
So 2 is now all people over 60?
I'm just connecting dots. I already accept it prob should have phrased abother queston but seems me asking a question at all is some how offensenive I'll just let it be.