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WeRateDogs fights AI dog fakes with real pups
WeRateDogs pledges to delete AI dog videos after spotting fake animals online.
In brief
WeRateDogs pledges to delete AI dog videos after spotting fake animals online. WeRateDogs, a social media platform with 20 million followers, deletes AI-generated dog videos to protect real animal content. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Matt Nelson starts dog ratings
Matt Nelson began rating dogs on Twitter in 2015 with a friend's shepherd mix.
“8/10 would pet”
WeRateDogs grows to 20 million
WeRateDogs now has 20 million followers across X, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
WeRateDogs has no AI rivals
WeRateDogs has no direct competition in the dog-rating industry.
“we're very lucky not to have direct competition in the dog rating industry”
AI dog videos flood feeds
AI-generated dog videos appear on social media, showing fake animals performing tasks.
WeRateDogs bans AI content
WeRateDogs pledges to delete AI-generated dog videos and maintain a human-only rating system.
“we will announce that we've been had reaffirm our stance on ai and delete it”
WeRateDogs' 15/10 Foundation
WeRateDogs' 15/10 Foundation has raised $14 million for shelter dogs since 2021.
Real dogs vs AI dogs
WeRateDogs selects real dogs like Barley, who found joy with a duck named Louie.
“barley whose epilepsy medication had left him depressed and listless until he met louie”
WeRateDogs' dog leadership
WeRateDogs' chief executive is a dog named Javier, a wire-haired dachshund mix.
WeRateDogs' charitable impact
WeRateDogs' 15/10 Foundation paid vet bills for 4,648 dogs and helped find homes for thousands.
WeRateDogs' AI policy
WeRateDogs deletes AI-generated dog videos and reaffirms its stance on AI content.
“it is a uniquely human experience to inject anything artificial in it just doesn't belong in what we do”
The one thing
WeRateDogs, a social media platform with 20 million followers, deletes AI-generated dog videos to protect real animal content.
