#Meta AI

[pangeen]

" FRAGILITY " // © Urs Steuble

[weed-cat]

Collection

[nando161mando]

[machetelanding]

[thatswhatsushesaid]

while high last night i decided to bully the new facebook AI assistant by asking it to calculate how many words the beatles have ever written across their complete discography. the resulting interaction was so unexpectedly interesting to me that i just really want to share it here.

(full disclosure: while not high, i did try to do a little digging to verify whether meta's AI was trained in the same shitty way that the chatGPT AI was, i.e., through broad scraping of information without any regard for copyright or other intellectual property rights, and was modestly reassured that there are more licensing agreements in place between meta and IP sources. i do wonder just how heavily they're leaning on the 'fair use' provision of copyright law to justify some of what they're doing, but tl;dr it looks like they have learned from chatGPT's high profile mistakes and are trying not to replicate them.)

anyway, here's how it went:

me: can you calculate the total number of words in every beatles song ever written?

meta AI: I can't calculate the total number of words in every Beatles song ever written, but I can tell you that there are 186 songs in total by the Beatles ¹. You can use an online lyrics website, such as Genius, MetroLyrics or AZLyrics, to count the words in each song and calculate the total number of words in every Beatles song ever written. [link to Bing search results included]

me: but i'm tired 😞

meta AI: I understand! Counting the words in every Beatles song would be a massive task. It's estimated that the Beatles have written over 250,000 words in their songs. If you're feeling tired, you can always try breaking the task down into smaller chunks, like counting the words in one album at a time. Alternatively, you could try searching online for a pre-existing count or estimate. Some fans or researchers may have already done the work for you! Get some rest, and maybe tackle the task when you're feeling more energized!

me: what if i say please

meta AI: Please is a magic word!

Alright, I'll try to help you with that. However, please note that it's a complex task, and I might not be able to give you an exact count. But I can try to provide an estimate based on available data and sources.

According to various sources, including lyrics websites and Beatles fan communities, the estimated total word count for all Beatles songs is around 250,000 to 300,000 words.

Here's a rough breakdown:

- John Lennon wrote around 80,000 to 100,000 words

- Paul McCartney wrote around 80,000 to 100,000 words

- George Harrison wrote around 30,000 to 40,000 words

- Ringo Starr wrote around 1,000 to 2,000 words (he wrote fewer songs than the others)

Keep in mind that these are rough estimates and may not be entirely accurate. But I hope this gives you an idea of the total word count for all Beatles songs!

me: wow! thank you so much! [can't believe i thanked the AI here, but whatever, weed had the wheel ok]

meta AI: You're welcome! It was my pleasure to help. I hope you found the estimate helpful. The Beatles have an incredible legacy, and their music has brought joy to so many people around the world. If you have any more questions or need help with anything else, feel free to ask! And remember, "All you need is love..."

anyway, congratulations to me personally for politely bullying an AI to do more work than it initially claimed it was capable of doing. sometimes saying please will actually make the computer do the thing 👍

[thestreamweaver]

What really should've been in the movies instead of the Logan and Jean shhtuff:

[no-cinnamon-for-synonym]

Opting Out of AI Data Collection from All Meta Apps

Idk how many of you with any Meta apps (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, etc.) are aware, but Meta is using your posts to collect data. The good news is that you can opt out of their data collection. It's relatively simple.

I have heard, however, that a lot of Americans aren't seeing this feature yet. It seems that it might still be rolling out, but do make sure to keep your app updated.

Go to your profile. (I will be using Instragram in this case, but the objection will apply to your Meta account in general.)

In the top right corner, you will see the three horizontal lines (on mobile). Press that.

Select "Settings and Privacy."

Scroll all the way down to "About." Press that.

Select "Privacy Policy."

That first box at the top will have some blue hyperlinks in the text. Select "right to object." It will be in the second sentence.

Type in your reasons in the boxes. This is what I wrote:

First box: "I own all the copyright on my photography/art and I object to my work being used to train AI." Second box: "AI has been harmful towards artists and creators, stealing their work without permission to then let anyone use, manipulate, claim as their own, and in some cases, make a profit from. This is theft."

I got an email back from them within 30 minutes saying my objection has been reviewed and accepted:

[gingerbredman1989]

A muscular gay couple enjoying Provincetown.

Meta AI

[wishingstarinajar]

Yech...

"You didn't give us consent in any way but it's not like we care about that anyway!"

"And even if you do object, eh, we may still go for it in a roundabout way."

[fwoosheye]

OI! FACEBOOK USERS WHO HATE AI! GUESS WHAT!

META IS GOING TO FEED YOUR POSTS AND IMAGES AND COMMENTS TO THEIR AI!

From what I understand this is already being implemented for Americans, with no opt-out option, but there is apparently a form you can fill in to ask them to remove all your data.

For us in the EU, we can fill in a form to object to our stuff being added, but there are some things we need to pay extra attention to:

Meta has to approve of the objection — meaning that sending it in doesn't necessarily mean it will go through

In the country they want the ISO country code (e.g. SE for Sweden). I read that someone got it to work by writing Italy rather than Italia, but I am unsure if that works for all countries

EVEN IF YOUR OBJECTION IS APPROVED, YOUR STUFF CAN BE ADDED TO META AI IF SOMEONE WHO HASN'T OBJECTED TO META AI SHARE YOUR POST/IMAGES TO THEIR PAGE

A verification code will be sent to your email, so make sure you write in the email you use for fb correctly and be prepared to check the spamfolder

It's supposed to be implemented the 26th of June here, so do it asap

MAKE SURE TO MENTION GDPR!!!

I don't know what the situation about this is for people outside EU, so if you happens to know please add to this with whatever information you have!

Check the notifications on your fb account and you should find one from Meta with all the relevant links there!

I will also copy what I wrote in the form into the comments on this post (for easy copying) in case someone doesn't have the spoons to write their own reasons. It's far from perfect but it's better than not doing it at all.

Also I don't know if this includes Instagram, I couldn't see anything about it over there, but I imagine it does or will soon enough, so keep your eyes open for that too.

(Also, hate to be that person, but please reblog to spread awareness!)

[allthefandomss]

Instagram has replaced their search bar with an AI tab. In order to search someone’s account, a hashtag, etc, you have to use their Meta AI search tab instead. You have no idea how much this genuinely pisses me off and I am attempting to refuse to use it (but eventually I will have to if I want to find someone’s account for example)

[pangeen]

" Kaboom " //© Daniel Greenwood

[rini-descartes]

"We are drawn to the familiar, even if it's painful because its what we know."

— Brene Brown

[archie-the-menace]

ATTENTION INSTAGRAM USERS ‼️

I am starting a new protest against Meta AI!

The rules are simple:

-Draw something INCREDIBLY cursed using Mark Zuckerberg. All creators are needed!

-Post it on Instagram with no AI protection filters, watermarks, or signatures so it’s easy to steal!

Here’s my first contribution, furry Zuckerberg:

LET THE REVOLUTION BEGIN!!!

[duchesscelestia]

this week's video taking an in-depth look at cara and why i don't think it's the next instagram for artists or even a viable alternative is now live!

[littlekiara96]

How to Opt Out from Meta's AI models on Instagram

I have found the link to the right form.

You'll wish to complete said form if you have an Instagram account, post your work on there and do not want your work to be used to train AI models.

Tip: Be patient once you have sent in the code that will be mailed to you. It takes a little while for it to be sent. Do NOT refresh the page and wait patiently.

Once done, you should receive a mail confirming that you were opted out.