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A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine (www.vice.com)
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A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine::Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

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[–] aesthelete 43 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

For a time I thought this Fediverse thing would help or change things or something, but honestly...the Internet is just plain boring now...and it's pretty clear what is causing that: AI / SEO trash content, social media's rise, and commercialization of the Internet generally.

One day I was even feeling nostalgic so I went back to where I spent hours upon hours of my youth: EFNet on IRC...there was basically nobody there and of the few channels I saw some were even Trump-leaning weirdo "communities".

It's basically finished. I can't even find a decent place to procrastinate or hang out anymore on this POS. It's all just a giant ad surface and e-commerce portal. The fucking owners won.

[–] Just_Pizza_Crust 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The fucking owners won.

Always has been 🔫

That said, I would suggest smaller communities and private messaging. Find your niche and make it home.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yep, it might have been hijacked by consumers but it's still a communication network.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

EFNet is boomer shit. Most of IRC happens on other servers now, like LiberaChat, or on new protocols like Matrix.

We're still here, we're still alive

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yo someone mentioned librechat while I was on hexchat. How do I get onto a librechat server?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Like you get to any other IRC, look up the address and login then make a /nickserv account and browse

Also Hexchat if I'm not mistaken doesn't support IRC v3 protocol