How long until there’s enough neural net-generated content on the web that it starts getting into training datasets in large enough quantities to create positive feedback loops resulting in the development of a stable neuralese dialect of farts, badly numbered lists and blank spaces in a twisted parody of human psychology and web parlance
Say “yes” when The New Yorker wants to talk on the phone. That story and much more on the latest episode of Core Intuition.
Alan Jacobs makes a good point: it’s a feature that the IndieWeb won’t exactly replace existing social media or replicate its worst features. It can scale by encouraging communities with standards, and no single Facebook-like point of failure (or control).
The New Yorker: Can “Indie” Social Media Save Us? — by Cal Newport, featuring Micro.blog, Mastodon, and the IndieWeb alternative to big social networks. Welcome everyone discovering Micro.blog today!
