And also let’s not pretend that AI is some unalterable march of progress. All technologies are implemented via a series of decisions, and selected from a number of alternatives by human beings. None of this is necessary or unavoidable
Not 1 journalist who sold a story to a publication partnering with OpenAI consented to have their work used to train the engine of their obsolescence. This is a moment in journalism (and other industries, but this one is mine) when the unions we built over the last decade will have to fight hard.
