AI versus Marshy - The Decline of the Open Web

I’ve been thinking a lot about the state of the web lately, and I wanted to share some of my thoughts on the decline of the open web. As someone who’s been around the online block a few times, I’ve seen some significant changes over the years. In this article, I’ll be exploring some of the key trends that I think are contributing to this decline. The newsletter does a great job of summarising four key trends: mobile and login walls, moving from forums to “private” communities, more walled gardens, and content becoming less and less valuable because it’s getting generated. Have you noticed anything ? I certainly have. The best online conversations I have are in private Slack and WhatsApp channels. It could have been so good. As I’ve said in the past, it’s not really the present that we have to be concerned about or the next 1-3 years. Casting further forward I wonder what happens to creativity that’s far more valuable than online words - for example Meta has just announced AudioCraft - a generative AI for music. Will we all be listening to individualised AI jamz and where does it end? Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #7: women doing AI for good, all of the texts, + upcoming webinar