# Text-Based Social Medias 'Artifact' is an Upcoming Article-Focused Social Media Service By Colin Smith | Published 2023-02-01 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artifact References: [theverge](https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579552/artifact-instagram-cofounders-kevin-systrom-mike-krieger-news-app) & [artifact.news](https://artifact.news/) 'Artifact' is an upcoming social media and news service that aims to capitalize on the use of algorithms and the recent increase in the popularity of artificial intelligence. Artifact will be text-focused, similar to [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/particle-news), but also hugely discovery-driven and algorithm-driven, similar to TikTok. The founders, who are co-founders of [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/text-to-speech-feature) that departed Meta in 2018, believe this is the key to creating a successful future-facing social media. Not only will Artifact allow for native posts on its site, but it will also service users an algorithmically-generated feed of articles from popular news sites, such as The [New York Times](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velada-launches). It is important to note that the algorithm will also serve more niche articles from lesser-known websites based on the interactions of each user. The company believes that the recent influx in popularity of AI and AI-related services such as ChatGPT, and the many companies investing in similar services such as Baidu, Google, and more, show that there has never been a better time for an application like Artifact to gain rapid popularity. Image Credit: Artifact ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 65% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 14% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Text-focused Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for social media platforms that prioritize text-based content over images and videos to cater to information-hungry audiences. - **Algorithmically-driven Discovery:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for platforms that use AI algorithms to personalize content discovery based on user interests and engagement. - **Niche Content Aggregation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for platforms that aggregate niche content from lesser-known sources to provide users with a more diverse range of perspectives and information. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for new social media players to enter the market with a text-focused and AI-driven approach. - **News Aggregation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for news aggregator platforms to use AI algorithms to personalize news feeds and include more niche content sources. - **AI Services:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for AI service providers to expand their offerings to support text-focused social media platforms like Artifact. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Narrated News Articles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/text-to-speech-feature.md) - [AI-Created Video Feeds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aigenerated-posts.md) - [AI-Driven News Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/particle-news.md) - [AI-Driven Social Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/socialai.md) - [Decentralized Social Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/decentralized-social-app.md) - [AI Detection Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-content-identification.md) - [AI-Indicating Content Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/made-with-ai.md) - [Transformative Social Media Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/weare8.md) - [Social Media Notes Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiktok-notes.md)