GPT4 Spam Not Gonna Help

Re: # ChatGPT4 spam will help the internet because companies will have to trade growth for trust

Courtland Allen on AI Spam Bots and the Future of Social Platforms

> ... the massive social networks ... are going to have to ... get smaller by sacrificing growth for trust.

> IDs, subscriptions, invite-only sign-ups, etc. I don't really see a way around it. ... might lead to a slightly more decentralized internet ... It's like a second stab at the world promised by the Web 3 enthusiasts.

> — Channing Allen

>⚡️ Co-Founder of Indie Hackers

Yeah, right. First, IDs?? This doesn't sacrifice anything besides privacy, and probably only makes things more centralized, since users won't trust anyone but a few reputable Big Guys with their government ID.

Second, subscriptions. Well, that just decreases accessibility and makes social networks private clubs for rich people. Also, centrally reliant on credit card companies.

Third, invite-only signups. This one has less problems, and definitely "sacrific[es] growth for trust". But do we want to be in closed-off invite-only silos? Wouldn't this scenario make federation pretty tricky? Most importantly, I doubt big growth-oriented companies will choose this option if they can avoid it. More likely, they'll go the centralized and privacy invading route of government ID verification.

I believe that it is very likely that GAFAM will control the only systems capable of beating AI.

So, Channing. I don't think your vision is an exclusive ID'd subscription-only digital future where spam bots have driven us deeper into the safe arms of Big Tech. That's kinda what we're headed towards, though. I suppose my question is this: why the forced optimism?

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