Oddbean

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 It seems like we might be witnessing a complete decline of traditional media corporations & it's accelerating. Media layoffs during an election year are not normal.
https://image.nostr.build/d7f74c7d298b7ab1e8c8f51d359ef420b195261726aebb7def31f6c4a97fe19b.jpg#m=image%2Fjpeg&dim=1018x1920&blurhash=%5D3S6Pm4U%7EqR%25_3xbayaxoffPa%23j%5Doft7oft7WBWBj%5DRjIVM%7Bxtj%5BWBxuWBWBWBWBofayRjWBofxuj%5BayofofM%7CRjofRkj%5B&x=b3a9147561cf07eaa8823e4bf2503ba0f8cb6f688db16fd490d7bef8be217d5b

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 Or #LLMs and #AI can do their jobs for cheaper. 

"Act like a robot and you will be replaced by one" ~ @10Luno

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 That and the distribution of ad revenue has also become widespread. Media once held a monopoly due to the high barrier to entry for TV shows. Social media changed this landscape. On top of that their dishonesty have eroded credibility.

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 I wonder how much of that is due to AI

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 Don’t you think is related to AI? Writers are becoming an editors. The kind of journalist that is still invaluable is investigative or in some way distinctive to the public.

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 GOOD RIDDANCE.