As search engines and productivity tools keep regurgitating the same — or a variation of — slop, we move toward “an orthodoxy that ruthlessly narrows public thought” (John Robb). Generative AI and their hidden algorithms are hacking away at three things that human organizations need to learn, innovate, and adapt — diversity > learning > trust.
We need to ditch these sloppy tools and focus on connecting and communicating with our fellow humans. Or else.