Really big datasets like from the Hubble and James Webb are still sent by courier because it’s a lot quicker.
AI is changing the internet.
This might all be leading to something like the datakrash in the cyberpunk universe. That might be part of the plan actually, the powers that be must be getting tired of how easily the common man can find and spread information. Makes it hard to control the narrative.
We’ve probably got a good couple of years before that, but I think it’s kind of the inevitable conclusion for something similar to happen.
So yes. AI is probably going to be killing the internet in due time.
For me it’s not just about the Internet. It’s about the future generation. AI undermines educational and social-emotional development, as well as teacher-student trust.
AI undermines young people’s foundational development in a way that simply can’t be offset by its productivity advantages.
you have less cognitive development
less human interaction which is not good
it diminishes development via cognitive offloading
it impedes social and emotional development
it erodes trust relationships between students and teachers
In the end you have future human beings with declining skills across the board.
But AI can be helpful if used properly as a tool to teach not tell! But it has to be implemented and used properly!
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And we could always have SkyNet all over again, doesn’t even have to be direct, it can just be hallucinating AIs convincing the stupid people to push the button. This is really just a farther out elaboration of what Rick wrote.
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Just wanted to share my views (and my personal experience) on this and “AI” in general. I’m aware this isn’t exactly “on topic” but I hope it’s still acceptable.
First: I think “AI” is one of the worst buzzwords and one of the biggest marketing scams ever. There just is no AI yet, at least none the public is aware of. It’s all just LLMs.
So, as you can probably already guess, I am a sceptic guy. Always have been. So I ignored all of this for a long time. Never used ChatGTP, never used Google Assistant. But I always kept myself informed on the topic, waiting for things to get more mature.
A few weeks ago I felt like it was time to give it a try. Since I’m an Android user the choice was an easy one: Gemini.
And guess what? It’s amazing! It’s an incredibly useful tool. Let me give you a few examples:
If I don’t know how to do something on Linux, I don’t have to search the net anymore, or come here to open a thread. I just ask Gemini and I have my answer within seconds.
But it goes way further. I learned so much from my conversations with Gemini. It’s so useful for things like tech or science. The info/knowledge I get from a 5 minute conversation would take hours to find on the net. If I could find it at all, given the fact that search engine results have declined a lot over the past years. (For me that’s a fact at least for DDG, but I guess others are no different).
Now, you still have to be careful though. I really thought the “Hallucinations” phase is over, but it’s not. Just two days ago I got two answers in a row that were clearly wrong. But what really surprised me was how open Gemini is about things like this. When asked about those wrong answers it clearly told me “I was perhaps hallucinating”. When I said that I thought that these problems were solved, it clearly said “unfortunately not”. It then explained to me in depth how it works and why this can still happen. When I mentioned that those wrong answers gave me doubts about all the info in our previous conversations, it offered me to double check any info in future conversations and provide sources. It even offered to go through all saved previous conversations and re-check them all. I didn’t expect any of this tbh. (I’m on the free tier btw.)
So overall my first experiences with “AI” was pretty positive. It’s a powerful and useful tool, although it still has its flaws.
The problem I see is that most people are not aware or interested in this side of LLMs. I even discussed this with Gemini and the answer was something like “Yeah, it’s a shame. LLMs can do so many useful and helpful things but most ppl just want funny cat pictures.”
And this brings us back to the actual topic. The problem, in my opinion, is not “AI”, the problem is how (and what for) ppl use “AI”. I could also shorten this statement even more, but I’ll leave it like this.
I doubt it will be.
the paranoid in me says…how would you know? Maybe it’s 75%. 
PS: Internet recipes = 99% unreadable AI
Well I am referring to AI’s use with kids and how it’s used and supervised. I do know that there are some good educators out there that are making sure their students understand the good and the bad and how to use AI to learn not just take answers for granted. AI can be used as a learning tool with success if one cares.