That's not what this article is about. It's really about algorithmic social media. There is one short paragraph near the end that mentions AI: "AI did not kill the Internet; it inherited an Internet with the fun already optimized out of it."

Yeah I admit I only glanced at it. So okay, it was the other common nostalgia take...

Yes it was more whimsical, yes I miss it, but no point talking about it anymore, that part of life is over.