Tressie McMillan Cottom

and you think that the cute baby saying the funny thing, if it's funny, no harm, no foul, right?

I think the question becomes, when do we allow the image

to move us to act, whether that means we share it, whether that means we get very angry or anxious about this is some major news development, right?

Then the question becomes, wait, is this real?

That question becomes all the more important.

So I think the first question is, does this make me want to do something?

Am I enjoying it too much is one of the questions I ask myself.

Do I agree with it too much?

If so, that may be less about the artifact and more about how it confirms my biases or my beliefs or makes me feel right or makes me feel superior.

So one of the easiest things we can do is, do I like this too much?

If you like it too much, interrogate it, that's all.

And if you can't easily interrogate it, maybe we don't share it.

Maybe we just had a little blip of enjoyment online for eight seconds and it's okay to let that just wash over us because ultimately that's all AI Slop is designed to do.

It's just supposed to wash over us.

Thanks for having me.

Thanks for having me.