Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

A kind of depressing real-life event of a man who went to prison, but overcame odds, rehabilitated himself and started a new life… only to get entangled with an AI chatbot which drove him to madness.

Pretty succinct statement, and another sign the bubble may burst “soon”

“I think it’s long past time I start discussing “artificial intelligence” (“AI”) as a failed technology. Specifically, that large language models (LLMs) have repeatedly and consistently failed to demonstrate value to anyone other than their investors and shareholders. The technology is a failure, and I’d like to invite you to join me in treating it as such.”