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Google’s “Quality” Crackdown Will Create the Problems It Claims to Fix
Google says it’s prioritizing original, authoritative content in AI Overviews. In reality, they’re optimizing for their product while inevitable creating collateral damage. Legitimate creators will get caught in the crossfire.
The Trust Layer is Already Broken (And Slop Detection Won’t Fix It)
The plateau in AI-generated content might look like good news, but it masks a darker truth: we’ve stopped trusting the internet entirely. Even 10-year-old videos are flagged as AI. Slop detection won’t fix what’s really broken.
Haiku 4.5 is Democracy in Action (And That Matters)
Anthropic’s Haiku 4.5 looks like a cost-cutting move, but it’s actually democratizing access to capable AI and preventing the kind of monopolies that concentrate power in the hands of the wealthy. And yes, it’s also genius business strategy.
Google’s AI Previews and Upcoming Sports Feed
Google is rolling out AI‑generated previews in Discover and testing a sports “What’s new” button that serves curated updates. While the features save time for users, the piece warns that such AI summaries could divert traffic from the publishers who create the original stories.
Walmart Links up with OpenAI for ChatGPT Shopping
Walmart’s new partnership with OpenAI will let customers shop directly through ChatGPT. The author embraces the convenience and personalization of conversational commerce while urging retailers to keep humans in the loop to prevent unintended purchases.
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