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I feel like this has always been the case. The entire information economy is based on a few key publishers and figures. You see it in news, academia, social med
by knowsuchagency 3y ago
I feel like this has always been the case. The entire information economy is based on a few key publishers and figures. You see it in news, academia, social media -- there's orthodoxy everywhere. Not sure how AI is any different.
- iraqmtpizza 3y agoIn the 1990s people read their town's newspaper. Now people in Arizona read the Daily Mail
- 48864w6ui 3y agoIn the 1990s people who wanted to advertise in that town had to do so in local media. Now they can ad tech and the Daily Mail will arrange for it to be served.
- simonw 3y agoI worked for a local newspaper in Kansas around 2003/2004 and one thing I found surprising was that journalists there were frequently on the hook for writing up national stories - things that would come in off the wire services and then be re-written for the local audience.
- iraqmtpizza 3y agoDid they write it like What in tarnation is going on in the Big Apple?
- the_af 3y agoIt's probably different in that the few key publishers reached few people, but now AI is "sold" as for everyone and it's not unreasonable to expect it to become consumerized into a magic box of information, news and problem solving in the near future. It may not be a fundamentally new process, but what if it becomes so ubiquitous and fast that it becomes really harmful? And would there be a point of no return for society if this happened?
- hackerlight 3y agoKey difference is incentives. I'm optimistic if AI will remain a subscriber model and avoids an advertising model.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoI don’t expect they leave paid product placement off the table for good.