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I've been interested in these questions too. We actually do know a bit what the news ecosystem will look like, because we are starting to see some early signs of it emerging. Algorithmically generated news has been a problem in the local news spaces for a number of years now 🧵
Great thoughts here from @TheStalwart — I agree it’s not at all obvious whether the AI era will create a more or less centrist information environment. It’s going to depend crucially on what new economic model for producing news emerges, how much AI models end up personalizing to users’ views, and more.View quoted post on X
We need way more people working on this! Some questions:
—what can we learn from the evolution of SEO and google to reason about how AI systems should take on news
—what does the news ecosystem look like in a world where people consume news via AI?
—what would an “optimal” ai system for political news look like. When would it tailor to a users’ preferences and when would it not?
A great area for political economy to start studying in much more detail.
