
What AI Is Today and What It Might Be Tomorrow
Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
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The Ironet
i think the ironet was a bit of a rude awakening in this reard. Newspapers made money because they had geographic monopolies. That monopoly rested on controlling intera structure, just like cable companies relying on having wires or telephone companies. The intrnet comes along, and suddenly everyone has free distribution. And so you have this o this decrease in distribution costs is directly correlated to this massive increase in competition. Once news is out there, just broadly speaking, it has no more economic value. It's almost like te drawings, right? You and I can't talk about scoop x y z without talking about our idea that Ehe buster podcast could be used as an advertising tool for
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