The Anti-AI Social Media Platform of our Dreams is here!

Summary

The video introduces Haven Social, a planned alternative to Instagram and YouTube. It is presented as a response to concerns about AI training on creators’ work, surveillance, opaque algorithms, and how platforms treat creators. The video is sponsored by Haven, and the host says they are personally enthusiastic about the project.

Main features and plans

• Protection against AI training: Haven says it will automatically process uploaded images with Mist, which is intended to make them harder for AI systems to train on. The company hopes to extend this protection to videos later. Haven would handle the processing, so users would not need powerful computers or technical expertise.
• Removal of AI-generated uploads: Haven says it plans to automatically remove AI-generated content, which it describes as “AI slop.”
• Privacy and surveillance protections: The platform says it aims to protect users against facial recognition and mass surveillance.
• More transparent recommendations: Haven says users will be able to see what affects their promotion in the algorithm. Its proposed engagement system would not count comments as engagement, and disliking a video would remove the viewer’s engagement with it. These measures are intended to reduce the spread of rage bait and engagement bait.
• Creator-focused policies: Haven says it wants to address demonetization and fraudulent copyright claims, and to provide a better balance between copyright holders and users.
• Shift toward long-form video: After community feedback, Haven says it pivoted away from a focus on short-form video and toward becoming more of a YouTube alternative.
• More ways to support creators: Planned offerings include services similar to Patreon and Throne, sponsorship management, and advertising. Haven says it expects to use fewer ads than YouTube and favor pre-roll and post-roll placements over mid-roll ads.
• Customizable profiles: Users who pay a small monthly amount would be able to add custom HTML and CSS to their profiles.
• Funding and sign-ups: The founder says the project is funded. The video encourages viewers to support the Kickstarter, including to reserve a username, and to help spread the word through interviews and coverage.

These are descriptions of Haven’s stated plans and claims; the video does not demonstrate the platform’s working features. It refers viewers to earlier interviews for more detail, but does not provide a product review or step-by-step tutorial.

Main speakers and sources: The channel host, VildrArt™, and William, speaking on behalf of Haven Social. The video also refers viewers to earlier Haven interviews with Go Field Your Art and Deep Humor.