It’s the End of the Web as We Know It
And I feel... fine?
AI is eating the web from the bottom up, with AI-generated spam, and from the top down, through the replacement of search with AI and AI-powered "answer engines"
But look, the web has been enshittifying for a long time. Maybe this yields the kind of disruption we need?
this week's column (gift link)
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https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/its-the-end-of-the-web-as-we-know-it-2ab686a2?st=ba0hp8fxnytl78x&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Christopher Mims /
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2024-02-17 13:24:05
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