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User laments AI dismissal amid news paywall issues

The user expresses frustration with the common assertion that AI, specifically LLMs, does not work, citing an instance where an AI provided an excellent summary of a paywalled Vox article. This example highlights the user's concern that AI's ability to summarize content is being undermined by the destruction of news accessibility, particularly due to paywalls and the practices of companies like Google. AI

IMPACT Highlights user concerns about AI's perceived failures and the impact of paywalls on information access.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece from a user on a social media platform discussing AI capabilities and news accessibility.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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User laments AI dismissal amid news paywall issues

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I know I am old and cranky, but to me one of the wierd fails of mastodon is that so many assert that AI (LLMs, not ML) simply don't work I don't know how often

    I know I am old and cranky, but to me one of the wierd fails of mastodon is that so many assert that AI (LLMs, not ML) simply don't work I don't know how often an AI will just hallucinate something, but here is an example where the AI summary is excellent and the underlying artic…