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Here comes the AI-content backlash!

Comic books, libraries, subreddits and even Swifties are starting to push back against AI slop.
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The AI-content backlash has begun
Comic books, libraries, subreddits and even Swifties are starting to push back against AI slop.
Oct 10 • 
Mike Elgan
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Understanding America’s disinformation capitulation
American federal agencies and private companies are now allowing weaponized foreign disinformation to spread and grow. Here’s why.
Sep 27 • 
Mike Elgan
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We’ll all wear AI glasses next year
Prediction: AI glasses will go mainstream by late 2026.
Sep 16 • 
Mike Elgan
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Why AI necklaces and pins will always fail
AI wearable startups: The future is glasses and watches, not pendants and pins.
Sep 8 • 
Mike Elgan
8
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AI image editing has crossed a line
Thanks to Google's Nano Banana, just about anyone can create just about anything.
Sep 2 • 
Mike Elgan
14
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Why zero-click panic is overblown
People are getting answers from AI chatbots instead of the websites that feed those chatbots. Will that kill content sites?
Aug 16 • 
Mike Elgan
8
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How AI browsers end paywalls
Paywalled content is no match for the new generation of AI browsers, which instantly give users all the information in a paywalled story for free.
Aug 8 • 
Mike Elgan
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