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Who makes money when AI reads the internet for us? (www.engadget.com)
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[–] astreus@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Considering how much of the web is AI-generated now (with it predicted to rise to 90% by the end of 2026) we've managed to turn a tool for connecting people to a tool for chatbots to talk to one another.

[–] VampyreOfNazareth@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just a big waste of power that will be unsustainable when it doesn't result in product sales.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

But it could drive even more sales. Just think of all those articles “nine must-have kitchen tools on sale at Amazon RIGHT NOW”, followed by a list of specific product referrals (embedded in a story across many pages, slideshow style). Currently you can choose to block or at least not follow, but imagine if every search was a similar generated story, and the tools authors got caught up in the referral game