[endymion-light]

I view a lot of the AI/Bot internet to be slightly a false misnomer. Even before ChatGPT, the degredation of online content was already happening - SEO farms, worsening google search. Most articles you'd find online would be paywalled, most information about specific things would turn out to be a frustrating SEO labyrinth.

The current one is awful, and there's so much AI/Bot content, but I can find far more detailed information using AI enabled search that isn't covered in ads. I can get an initial overview of methodology without trawling through SEO articles.

I think AI has been almost a natural response to the enshittification of the internet - ChatGPT wouldn't seem so transformative if google search was working like google search rather than ad generator 5000 before it released.

[Cthulhu_]

Yeah, the internet has been shitty for uh. decades now. 15 odd years ago people were already complaining about listicles and youtube comments.

Best thing to do is to avoid idly browsing social media and curate your internet experience.

[endymion-light]

Yeah agreed. I think that's partially why I find AI still useful - It acts as a filter against a lot of the listicle style content. I then can curate and look at specific blog writers I follow for actual content.

But honestly, if google provided me with a good search, I probably would seriously reduce my AI usage when researching. E