What to Do About the Junkification of the Internet

Nathaniel Lubin says without big changes, like platforms “chang[ing] their systems to favor human creators,” generative AI may only widen the gap between what gets views and what gets lost in the fray, and also may lead to greater incidences of abuse and harm. Potential solutions could include rethinking platforms’ overwhelming focus on engagement and using public health tools to monitor at-risk populations such as teenagers.

Read more in The Atlantic.