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People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It’s a Miraculous Cure-All (futurism.com)

submitted 4 days ago by cannedtuna@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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The power of AI.

Long story short, AI initially pushed back on the ridiculous idea that drinking your own piss was a cure all, then these users figured out that adding words like ‘esoteric’ to their prompts let them direct AI to tell them what they wanted to hear.

Tbh article was too gross for me to finish. That’s all you get from me for a summary.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Is there some angle where influencers make money off this?

I ask because “Facebook Groups” sounds a little more homegrown than Instagram, like it really is just conspiracists indulging in this, rather than grifters trying to farm engagement.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

The money comes from selling supplements on the side. Also, chiropractors and other quacks, as well as Christian fringies, make bank off these losers. I bet that's who most of the advertisers are.

[–] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Maybe it's a way to filter out the dumbest people around. They're easily influenced and are a great target for advertising.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago

"I need some really dumb customers"

"People still on Facebook in 2026?"

"No, even dumber"

"Hmmmmm . . . how about people still on Facebook AND engaging with conspiracy theories?"

"Go on . . . "

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's quite conspiratorial, TBH. I can picture ad buyers wanting that information, sure, but what's the motivation for the, errr, facebook group piss peddlers?

I don't see how they make money without some sponsor, or engagement money, which Facebook normally doesn't pay out AFAIK?

[–] Fleppensteijn@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If you've seen "recommended for you" on Facebook (or recommendations on other platforms), it's usually the dumbest shit because it drives engagement.

For the influencers, lots of visitors = potential market to peddle their piss merch, urine therapy books and recipes on YouTube

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Some nutjob groups are all natural. Like the piss they mistake for medicine