I don't think the internet as we know it is going to survive generative AI.

Before, the simple existence of the content of some basic level of quality was a strong signal of effort, which corresponds strongly to value. If it's there, it's worth reading.

Now, the existence of content of a basic level of quality signals nothing. It might have some value, but it's much more likely it's useless AI slop.

This principle -- if it's there it's probably worth taking a look at -- undergirded so much of system of creation, discovery, and sharing that made the internet special -- blogs, open-source, posts, comments.

It allowed the gatekeepers, middlemen, guided channels, and tolls to be removed from the creation, enjoyment, sharing, and consumption of content.

I'm worried we're going to have to go back, just to get away from the avalanche of crap people are using AI to produce at crazy rate.