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AI's "Eternal Cut and Paste" Problem Echoes Past Internet Issues

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The author draws a parallel between historical internet phenomena like "Eternal September" and a more recent issue termed "Eternal Cut and Paste" in software development. This analogy is then extended to the field of Artificial Intelligence, suggesting a similar pattern of persistent, perhaps problematic, repetition or imitation is emerging. AI

IMPACT Suggests a potential for repetitive or imitative issues within AI development, mirroring past internet challenges.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece drawing parallels between past internet phenomena and current AI trends.

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AI's "Eternal Cut and Paste" Problem Echoes Past Internet Issues

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    There was the September that never ended, or Eternal September which happened last century. And something I call Eternal Cut and Paste which happened more recen

    There was the September that never ended, or Eternal September which happened last century. And something I call Eternal Cut and Paste which happened more recently in dealing with bad code. I have a similar outlook for AI. https://www. markloveless.net/blog/2026/9/8 /eternal-2022…

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