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Ethan Mollick Compares WIRED’s AI Era Coverage With Its Early Internet Coverage

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Ethan Mollick used a couple of experiments with Astra to compare WIRED’s coverage of the AI era with its coverage of the early internet, and said the coverage differs. He added that how to interpret the difference depends on one’s view of AI.

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  1. As a longtime reader (and writer of two small pieces in the 1990s) of WIRED, I was curious if the coverage of the AI era really does differ from its coverage of the early internet. A couple of experiments with Astra shows it does. Interpretation depends on your view of AI, though https://t.co/3h2P7PFaDK

    As a longtime reader (and writer of two small pieces in the 1990s) of WIRED, I was curious if the coverage of the AI era really does differ from its coverage of the early internet. A couple of experiments with Astra shows it does. Interpretation depends on your view of AI, though https://t.co/3h2P7PFaDK

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