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ublock ai slop list? (lemmy.fish)

submitted 3 weeks ago by potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish to c/firefox@lemmy.ml

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has anyone noticed pages that are just ai slop popping up recently? they have low quality information and serve no purpose but to waste time.

if you haven't experienced these, just search up a common tech problem and click on a generically named site. chances are, it will have a table of context and generally low quality writing. if you get lucky, there might also be some blatant lies in there(for example: this site claims garmin instinct watches have an sd card).

is there a ublock origin blocklist for these? thank you for suggestions.

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[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not just tech. Gardening, DIY, cooking, and similar popular subjects have been completely destroyed by this crap. If I see an AI generated header image or thumbnail I immediately backpedal now because I assume that means the text is bullshit too.

The example stuck in my memory now is when I was trying to read about watermelon growing times and the article said they flower a week after germination.There's now frequently this, "oh GOD DAMN IT *close tab*" moment when you realize it's actually total slop. Like, "oh so this article is BULLSHIT bullshit."

[–] HouseWolf@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

If I'm looking for information that doesn't need to be super recent/up to date, I just limit my search results to before November 2022 at least.

It's the "nuclear option" but it's worked for me a handful of times.

Now just wish DDG let me have that filter for the images tab to make finding new wallpapers easier for me...

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