It's still the usual suspects.
If there’s something a little bad in your life today that you remember being quite a lot better before, the reason is almost always the same: private equity.
Private equity is why rent is high, why dental care is bad, and why your company was just acquired three times.
It's also why AI seems to be accelerating at such a break-neck pace.
What's the difference between recommendation and manipulation?
Recommendation engines have existed for nearly as long as the internet. From search engines to e-commerce portals, billions of dollars have been invested in ensuring that your internet experience is tailored to you.
But it has come at a cost. The more customized our experience of the internet is, the more we diverge from each other. My internet is not the same as your internet. Your internet is not the same as the internet of your family members or your friends.
To understand the role that AI recommendation engines play in today's society, we need to go back. Way back.
It's time to count the fingers in that pie.
You can ask ChatGPT to give you a recipe for chicken pot pie. But should you? As OpenAI continues to blur the line between research engine and search engine, it's only natural that people have started to try it out. Unfortunately, thanks to hallucinations, you're not always likely to get good results.
From Deepseek to Stargate, if your head isn't spinning you probably aren't paying attention.
In January 2025, significant developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged across various sectors: