Hey, wait a minute. I think we got something here! What we need is the reverse, i.e. a LLM that recognizes clickbait and "tames" it (ideally by providing the information in the headline, like Techmeme does [kudos to them]).

https://www.bullshitremover.com/

I have a lot of fun with this.

I had another idea about the same topic a few weeks ago: Creating a news side which uses the clickbait strategy to only share positive news or mentaly opening up news:

“They Said Immigration Was a Crisis — Then THIS Happened to Jobs, Growth, and Local Communities”

“Everyone Expected Chaos… Instead This City Welcomed Newcomers and Its Economy EXPLODED”

“Doctors, Teachers, Builders: The ‘Immigration Problem’ Quietly Fixed a Problem No One Talks About”

“This ‘Risky’ Policy Was Supposed to Fail — Now Other Countries Are Rushing to Copy It”

“From ‘Unmanageable’ to Unstoppable: How One Tough Challenge Became a Surprising Success Story”

This is a great idea: applying LLMs for the benefit of those I care about against the armies of tech company PhD's working to capture their attention.

Actually worth a shot, thanks!

There is a browser extension that does it for YouTube (but crowdsourced)