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The enshittification of commercial news media continues apace ...

"So you need human journalists. AI will not replace them. It might make one journalist do the work of 10, but you still need that journalist.

We're ... moving into a full newsroom based on AI."

*shudder* Oh the hubris. This is exactly the wrong way to use any kind of AI. But especially the current crop of Trained MOLEs.

@worik@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

@span strypey At the risk of wasting our time, I can point out that I think I am seeing the dust start to settle.

Uses of AI as tool are looking good.

Uses of AI as an agent, not so much

@worik@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

@span strypey The dividing line is not always crystal clear.

But a tool is something a person picks up and uses. "In Rust. I have a slice of `Option<T>` How do turn it into a slice of `T` "

An agent goes away, does something, and comes back: "Book me the best value flight on Tuesday next from Christchurch to Onehunga"

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