
"Next Year's News This Week" SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE AI PLATFORMS NOW By Berit Anderson __________ Why Read: It's long been said that humans are the product of social networks, not the customer. Today, corporate ownership shifts have turned social-media platforms from the world's town square to an all-encompassing AI marketing machine. - bba __________ The world's top social-media platforms shape public perception and affect political outcomes by maximizing the reach of the most polarizing posts to drive engagement and keep users locked in an endless scroll. The world's top AI companies are hyping lies about LLMs being superhuman, terrifying, and unstoppable. Unfortunately for the humans trying to figure out how to use AI in their jobs and companies, they're the same companies. |
