Inside the war between genAI and the internet

Inside the war between genAI and the internet

Generative AI (genAI) companies are starting to do real damage to the internet.  One of the internet’s main purposes is to serve as a global network for free and open communication and information exchange between scientists, academics, and the public and to be an uncensorable place for the expression of free speech. (One of the most dangerous threats to the internet is recent bipartisan support for repealing Section 230 of the Communications De…

Generative AI (genAI) companies are starting to wreak real havoc on the Internet. One of the primary purposes of the Internet is to serve as a global network for free and open communication and information exchange among scientists, scholars, and the general public, and to be a venue for free expression that cannot be censored. (For reference, one of the threats to the Internet is the recent bipartisan push to repeal Section 230 of the Communica…