The Post-AI Internet Doesn't Look Great
A user reflects on the declining quality of the internet due to the proliferation of AI-generated content and bot-driven social media. The author advocates for a return to curated, human-centric digital spaces like RSS feeds and personal blogs.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing sentiment among internet users regarding the 'enshittification' of digital platforms and the search for authentic content.
Since the explosion of usage in generative AI, much of the internet is pretty much unusable.
Search engines inject AI responses, when I actually want the answer from the source directly.
Social media platforms are being bombarded with slop posts from bots. For that reason, I have deactivated most of my accounts, especially X.
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