Meta: Hey, isn't all this generative AI pretty neat?
 
Me: Sure, there are some pretty interesting ways to apply this.
 
Meta: Hey, wouldn't you like to take a picture of yourself doing something really wild, like riding in a UFO?
 
Me: No, not really.
 
Meta: Or competing in the Olympics, or fighting a dragon, or skateboarding over a ramp?
 
Me: I don't.
 
Meta: Here's how you can do it.
 
Me: Okay, I don't really…

Meta: Also you can do it on Facebook too, just ask Meta AI to generate a picture of whatever you like, and it'll do it
Me: Why?
Meta: Hmm
Me: Why would I want to generate an image of myself doing something that's not real in any way, that's not me, because it's not real, and not something that I've ever actually done?

Meta: Because generative AI is cool, everybody's doing it, and look at how cool these pictures look

Me: They look ridiculous

Meta: No, this is amazing, now you can create anything that you can imagine

Me: Yeah, but, I didn't actually do these things, you're asking me to share fake depictions, for no reason other than I can
Me: Yeah, I get that, but I don't see what this adds to the social media experience, which is supposed to be a means to connect with other people over shared interests, friendships, and, you know, actual experiences

Meta: But generative AI is amazing, and ours in particular…

Me: No, I get that you're excited about what your AI tools can do, I just don't know what it adds to my personal social media experience

Meta: You can do anything

Me: But I'm not actually doing it

Meta: No, but you can imagine what it would be like if you did, right?

Me: …

Meta: Right?

Me: Yeah, no thanks

Meta: Wait, wait…

Me: What?

Meta: You wanna' chat with Snoop Dogg?

Me: Is it really Snoop Dogg?

Meta: No, it’s an AI version of him, which is even better, because…

Me: I’m done