Finally. Facebook and X created AGI. Artificial Gooner Intelligence.
this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026
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I haven't really looked at Facebook in a long time but also haven't deleted my account because I do use Facebook marketplace sometimes.
I just logged in and looked. I actually saw no AI generated content except the few examples that were posted by people I know. I'm sure other's experiences are different, but the algorithm isn't feeding me slop for some reason.
My Facebook feed looks nothing like that, nor most of the (exaggerated?) complaints in the replies.
Mine is full of content from people I know, local community groups, and pages I follow.
If I scroll long enough to run out of actual local/ subscribed content it will start feeding me other stuff, but it's usually at least somewhat relevant. If it's not I just hit the X to say not interested and usually take the opportunity to get off the damn thing for a while.
Facebook does a lot of stupid crap but these sort of lazy observations smack of some nerd pandering to the cool kids about how lame their parents are to get some acceptance or something equality as cringe.
My wife opens Facebook on my phone a lot because shes nosy. Last time I opened my phone and it was already open. I scrolled for about 2 minutes waiting to see if anything would interest me, nothing did. Eventually it came up with a real person's name and I realised I wasnt on reddit.
Took it fucking ages to do the one thing I would want it to do.
I don't go on to look at my feed so it stays on my condo group and I can see if someone is trying to contact me
I’ve stayed away from Facebook since forever. It was a principle for me, for a long time.
Then I realised that, at least here where I live, whether I like it or not, if I need to engage with something local (local game group, neighbour discussion, updates from the council etc.) Facebook is actually the better place to do it, because it solves a discovery problem that WhatsApp hasn’t really (and where a lot of local stuff also congregates).
I still deeply dislike it and stay away from it. But on the odd occasion I need/offer something from/to the local area, it’s the only game in town.
Town being south ~~of~~ in the UK.
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I strongly suspect that this sort of thing is done as a gradual rollout to gauge response. You may have just been lucky enough to avoid being sorted into a test group.
Of course facebook is, and has been, done for a long time. I think this says more about your interests than anything else. Mine doesn't have a bunch of AI women, it's a bunch of random shit and ads last time I checked.
I mainly use it for neighborhood HOA groups and similar clubs, pickup soccer, etc.
My lizard brain is making me want to check out Facebook now. The irony!
But your neocortex brain can make you resist!
I haven’t been on facebook in like 10 years, but sounds like it’s exactly as I picture it.
Its talking mainly about Facebook.. Youtube shorts are also a mess... so don't get me started..