Oh, *Now* They Care: MrBeast’s Sudden AI Panic

Right. So, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson – the guy who built an empire on increasingly ridiculous stunts and giving money away – is suddenly clutching his pearls about AI. Apparently, he’s realized that algorithms can now churn out content *without* needing to pay a human being to jump in freezing water or eat questionable things. Shocking, I tell you, absolutely shocking.

He’s babbling on about how AI-generated videos are getting too good, and it’ll flood the market with crap, devaluing everything. Like he didn’t contribute to the content glut in the first place? The hypocrisy is *thick*. He thinks platforms need to label AI content (because people can’t think for themselves, naturally) and is worried about his ad revenue. Boo-fucking-hoo.

He even went as far as saying he’s paused hiring because of this existential threat. Oh no! Not the *jobs*! He’s also suggesting AI could be used to clone voices and faces, which… yeah, welcome to 2024, buddy. Everyone with a halfway decent graphics card figured that out years ago.

Basically, it’s a lot of hand-wringing from someone who benefited massively from the existing system and is now realizing that system might not be rigged in his favor forever. He’s even talking about needing to “figure things out” with YouTube. Like *they* haven’t been actively pushing this garbage for years.

Honestly, good riddance if it shakes up the influencer landscape a bit. Maybe we can get back to content that isn’t just screaming and manufactured drama. But don’t hold your breath.

Source: TechCrunch

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