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TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it's the 'tip of the iceberg'::As AI spreads, it brings new challenges for influencers like MrBeast and platforms like TikTok aiming to police unauthorized advertising.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How is he simultaneously so famous and yet no one knows who he is? I feel more people would know who Linus is than him. Until about a year ago I'd never even heard the name.

[–] TORFdot0 18 points 1 year ago

I’ve never watched a Mr Beast video but it sounds like he makes a lot of content that would mainly appeal to zoomers which explain his apparent high popularity but low cultural impact

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

sampling bias?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mr Beast and Skibidi toilet are two things that are viewed by millions upon millions, I've never watched them and neither have ever been recommended to me by youtube.

Felt like I was taking crazy pills for a while, but now I just consider myself lucky.