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Pixelfed adds AI features, sparking debate

Original: Federated picture-sharing platform Pixelfed — "the federated Instagram alternative" — now using AI https:// feddit.onlin

Pixelfed, the federated picture-sharing platform often described as a decentralized alternative to Instagram, has begun using AI, according to discussion in the fediverse. The news is circulating in communities critical of AI adoption, with users debating what the move means for a platform whose appeal has largely rested on being a non-commercial, community-run alternative to mainstream social networks.

Why now: People who joined Pixelfed to escape mainstream platforms' AI features are reacting to the federated Instagram alternative adopting AI itself

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• Federated picture-sharing platform Pixelfed — "the federated Instagram alternative" — now using AI https:// feddit.online/c/fuck_ai@lemmy. world/p/1987128/federated-picture-sharing-platform-pixelfed-the-federated-instagram-alternative-now-usi · misterred@feddit.online · 1

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