The chapter explores the decline in tech platforms due to profit-driven decisions, particularly focusing on companies like Google shifting towards prioritizing ads over user needs. It discusses the negative impact on user experience and the potential future implications of AI-generated content flooding the internet. Concerns about the sustainability of generative AI investments and the prioritization of profits over genuine user interactions are prominent themes.
Paris Marx is joined by Ed Zitron to discuss the public’s growing disillusionment with the tech industry as it pivoted to chasing profits instead of providing us with anything useful.
Ed Zitron is the host of Better Offline and writes the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter. He’s also the CEO of EZPR.
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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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