Co-founder of Indian social network Koo releases a new photo sharing app | TechCrunch

Co-founder of Indian social network Koo releases a new photo sharing app | TechCrunch

[ad_1] In the last few years, photo-sharing apps have capitalized on the idea that Instagram has become too curated, creating spaces for users to share unfiltered photos from their camera rolls. Locket tapped into lockscreen-based sharing, Retro took a photo journaling route, and Yope is building Instagram for private groups. Now, Mayank Bidawatka, co-founder of…

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AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns | TechCrunch

AI chatbots are ‘juicing engagement’ instead of being useful, Instagram co-founder warns | TechCrunch

[ad_1] Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says AI companies are trying too hard to “juice engagement” by pestering their users with follow-up questions, instead of providing actually useful insights. Systrom said the tactics represent “a force that’s hurting us,” comparing them to those used by social media companies to expand aggressively.  “You can see some of…

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