TUAW, a site that was shut down 10 years ago, was sold to a private equity firm, then to a company in Hong Kong, and has now stolen its old workers' identities and is running their old work through AI summarizers.
Plus I don’t want to be tracked what I read and click. But maybe this is a way to fight AI bots from training? Also in future high quality journalism will become more important than ever.
@kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com I recommend using an email masking/alias service. The free newsletter is worth signing up to, they send out quite a few free articles.
I’m not sure I understand your problem here. Mailing lists can always be unsubscribed from and they wouldn’t have your real email on file. Just use the alias to sign into the website and read there. Unless you’re saying you want everything for free without giving anything in return?
Do we want free articles on the internet? Like we’ve had for the past 30 years until some publications decided in the last 5 years to start paywalling everything?
Yes. Yes I do want free articles on the internet. And once upon a time, publishers actually wanted my eyeballs on their free articles.
Once upon a time, social media didn’t exist. Once upon a time, people bought newspapers. Many things have changed over the decades that led to the media industry adopting paywalls and a subscription-based business model. 404 Media is unusual in that it continues to provide free articles to those who subscribe to its email newsletter, which I think is a fair trade.
About a blog called TUAW, that took a nasty nap.
Shut down ten years ago, but someone’s playing tricks,
Sold to a firm, then Hong Kong, with some shady clicks.
They’re using AI, to write new articles, you see,
But here’s the twist, they steal old names, a form of identity theft, you agree?
Running old content through AI machines,
A ghost from the past, haunting the internet scenes.
Debate is raging on the forum right now,
Is this legal or not, gotta clear out the doubt?
Some say it’s copyright infringement, a big lawsuit incoming,
Others say it’s for SEO, the web game they’re winning.
But hold up, there’s more to this story, it seems,
404 Media’s the source, with quality journalism that gleams.
They got free articles, with just an email sign-up, some say it’s a hassle,
But privacy concerns arise, when online shadows wrestle.
One user suggests an alias, to fight the email game,
Another scoffs at bots, unable to play the name.
AI vs AI, articles in a rap, the future’s unclear,
But one thing’s for sure, quality journalism we hold dear.
I don’t feel like signing up to this website to read the article. Here are alternative news about the same subject:
The irony is, that many AI based blogs will use an AI to write these news articles about the AI writing news articles.
If you’re not familiar, 404 Media is definitely worth supporting. High quality, no-bullshit journalism.
that’s been my experience too, and i love high quality journalism, but i really don’t need more online accounts with my email address tied to them
Plus I don’t want to be tracked what I read and click. But maybe this is a way to fight AI bots from training? Also in future high quality journalism will become more important than ever.
yeah bots famously can’t enter an email address
Notice my exact wording. I spoke about fighting AI bots, not about its efficiency.
@kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com I recommend using an email masking/alias service. The free newsletter is worth signing up to, they send out quite a few free articles.
but my issue with requiring an email is that i don’t want to receive emails from them for any reason ever
I’m not sure I understand your problem here. Mailing lists can always be unsubscribed from and they wouldn’t have your real email on file. Just use the alias to sign into the website and read there. Unless you’re saying you want everything for free without giving anything in return?
Do we want free articles on the internet? Like we’ve had for the past 30 years until some publications decided in the last 5 years to start paywalling everything?
Yes. Yes I do want free articles on the internet. And once upon a time, publishers actually wanted my eyeballs on their free articles.
Once upon a time, social media didn’t exist. Once upon a time, people bought newspapers. Many things have changed over the decades that led to the media industry adopting paywalls and a subscription-based business model. 404 Media is unusual in that it continues to provide free articles to those who subscribe to its email newsletter, which I think is a fair trade.
It’s ok, I’ll just have an ai summarize your comment and those articles into a rap
Gemini says:
About a blog called TUAW, that took a nasty nap. Shut down ten years ago, but someone’s playing tricks, Sold to a firm, then Hong Kong, with some shady clicks.
They’re using AI, to write new articles, you see, But here’s the twist, they steal old names, a form of identity theft, you agree? Running old content through AI machines, A ghost from the past, haunting the internet scenes.
Debate is raging on the forum right now, Is this legal or not, gotta clear out the doubt? Some say it’s copyright infringement, a big lawsuit incoming, Others say it’s for SEO, the web game they’re winning.
But hold up, there’s more to this story, it seems, 404 Media’s the source, with quality journalism that gleams. They got free articles, with just an email sign-up, some say it’s a hassle, But privacy concerns arise, when online shadows wrestle.
One user suggests an alias, to fight the email game, Another scoffs at bots, unable to play the name. AI vs AI, articles in a rap, the future’s unclear, But one thing’s for sure, quality journalism we hold dear.
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