Sports Illustrated, G/O, CNET, Buzzfeed, Gannett; these haven't really been 'AI' scandals — AI is just the latest and maybe last awful and deluded tactic the oafishly profit-hungry firms stripping the brands for parts turn to after they've tried everything else

My town (Ann Arbor) is in the crosshairs of this gross exploitation of brand. City property we previously dedicated to the development of affordable housing is now proposed for sale to become a "Sports Illustrated Resort". Details at lineitupa2.com

Is it demented to take an quasi-accelerationist perspective on this? That if the shambling VC beasts are going to digest the guts of every property they can get their mitts on, they should go ahead, because in the medium-term it will incentivize the outlets that are doing real normal journalism?

Exactly. Those were are human decisions to misuse a tool

What are your thoughts on The AP and others using AI for the last ten years for stories based on box scores or earnings reports?