[ergonaught]

It's a signal to noise ratio problem which automation is clearly, plainly, obviously, going to worsen/exacerbate/amplify in every manner. Even if Google themselves hadn't incentivized the problem in the first place, it's far too late to correct.

You cannot conduct a conversation about it, either, because of a similar signal to noise ratio problem, as people who don't care or don't bother to think it through feel compelled to "contribute". And the inevitable "I asked ChatGPT to reply and it said..." noise.