Writing when tech has broken the web’s social contract–Baldur Bjarnason
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I was thinking about why AI faces such antagonism compared to search engines which also scoop up the net. The only conclusion I could think of is that while search engines let you get discovered leading to some sort of benefit, AI is trying to take your work and cut you off.
In this linked post, Baldur articulates this much better than I have and why this rent seeking can lead to the destruction of our digital commons as it’ll discourage people from freely sharing their experiences. It reminds me of how a blogger isn’t listing their top content anymore because of bots scraping them for SEO spam.