As photo and video sharing apps get swamped by AI slop, Pinterest has taken a small step in the right direction: a setting to dial back on the volume of it in your feed.
The company has seemingly made the move in response to growing complaints about the number of AI-generated images found within the app …
The r/Pinterest subreddit has quite a number of complaints about the issue.
“Am I the only one that hates seeing Ai generated images in Pinterest? I use Pinterest for real life inspiration, art and ideas. From REAL people. I probably get more angry than necessary but it feels like it completely ruins the purpose of Pinterest and takes away the raw, humane creativity I search for.”
“I just came here to complain about the same. Most posts are now AI and its really making me think about not using the app anymore”
“The problem is, you can’t always even tell for certain until you open it in a bigger size, and then, it’s too late to do anything about it. I used the app for character inspiration (who wouldn’t have?), and often the pictures that best evoked the things I was looking for, turned out to be badly made AI junk, at a closer look.”
“I mainly pin/search for recipes, and it’s all AI. So much glow in the dark and neon and rainbow garbage that cannot actually be replicated.”
Engadget reports that Pinterest now lets you at least dial down the amount of AI content you see.
The service is adding a “refine your recommendations” setting that allows you to toggle generative AI content from specific categories, including art, architecture, beauty, fashion, entertainment, health, home decor and sport. According to the company, these topics have seen an influx of AI-generated content, but users should “expect even more additions in the future.”
Unfortunately, there is one major exception: you can’t decrease AI-generated videos. These have exploded in quantity since the launch of Sora.
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