This article from Futurism is a fascinating read about how AI slop could well be impacting the development of future AI systems. Low quality ChatGPT content on the web gets fed into data sets, therefore compromising the quality of future AI tools.
So will we end up with an internet where human expertise is more valued than ever?
Or will we devolve too, adapting to sound more like the AI ouroboros as we all become less rigourous with fact and quality writing?
The comparison to low-background steel is great too. 10/10 read.
AI is definitely shaking up search engine optimisation, but honestly? A lot of the fundamentals haven’t changed as much as the hype would have you believe. The trick is knowing what’s changed, but – just as importantly – what hasn’t.