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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/JamesWidman/statuses/113835256015484443">James Widman (jameswidman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 11:12:15 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JamesWidman" title="jameswidman@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/theme/gnusocialjp/default-avatar-stream.png" width="48" height="48" alt="James Widman" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">James Widman</a><div><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias/113834466397973057" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li><li><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/user/84398" title="tante@tldr.nettime.org">tante</a></li><li><a href="https://gnusocial.jp/user/277492" title="altruios@mastodon.social">altruios phasma</a></li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias">@dalias</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/@woe2you">@woe2you</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@altruios">@altruios</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante">@tante</a> 100% <br>On top of that, the output of gen-a.i. (namely, fake literature, including fake websites) has been reducing the usefulness of search engines over time, as Freya Holmér explained in detail:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opBifFfsMY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opBifFfsMY</a></p><p>...to the point where, in many cases, the only potentially-useful &amp;  potentially-legitimate thing on the first page of search results is a link to wikipedia (and the rest is links to fake literature).</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4381545#notice-8572602">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-01-16T11:12:15+09:00" title="Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 11:12:15 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JamesWidman/113835256015484443" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JamesWidman/113835256015484443">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><img height="128" width="128" src="https://gnusocial.jp/thumbnail/3926285?w=128&amp;h=128"><h5><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opBifFfsMY...to">Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer</a></h5><div></div></header><div>guys I just wanted to read about .glb files can we maybe not do this to the internet## How to watch, experience, and listen to "Generative AI is a Parasitic ...</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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James Widman (jameswidman@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 11:12:15 JSTJames Widman
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@dalias @woe2you @altruios @tante 100%
On top of that, the output of gen-a.i. (namely, fake literature, including fake websites) has been reducing the usefulness of search engines over time, as Freya Holmér explained in detail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opBifFfsMY
...to the point where, in many cases, the only potentially-useful & potentially-legitimate thing on the first page of search results is a link to wikipedia (and the rest is links to fake literature).
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