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 (DIR) Post #B2f9umrd3C7AV1sZay by davemosk@mastodon.nz
       2026-01-22T20:13:04Z
       
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       AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation. It's already happening https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ai-cultural-stagnation-longer-speculation.html  Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.
       
 (DIR) Post #B2f9uoMVTsPN95KkMa by stephen@microbe.vital.org.nz
       2026-01-22T22:59:27.438662Z
       
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       @davemosk interesting book by W David Marx from the last year or two takes the position this was happening anyway ('Blank Space'), connected with internet but not AI especially
       
 (DIR) Post #B2f9upjwMEkNQ3IyWm by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2026-01-26T02:30:17Z
       
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       (1/2)@stephen > this was happening anyway ('Blank Space'), connected with internet but not AI especiallyAe, this reminds me of Dead Internet Theory, which was already a thing before the release of ChatGPT pushed #MOLE Training into mainstream awareness;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theoryMovies have been feeling more and more like a regurgitation of half-digested old movies for about a decade now. Same with pop music.@davemosk
       
 (DIR) Post #B2fAY0OIgvhrkKrUWm by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2026-01-26T02:36:32Z
       
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       (2/2)My theory is that the current cultural malaise is driven by the centralisation of taste-making. DataFarming algorithms on a handful of mega-platforms determine what most people see. Which pushes creators to tailor their work to be attractive to those algorithms, or risk being completely ignored.With the escalating enshittification of legacy web search, one priority for the rejuvenation of culture is building portals that allow for more organic discovery, eg;https://unstream.stream/
       
 (DIR) Post #B2fNqFTCfJ8X87BUXo by davemosk@mastodon.nz
       2026-01-26T05:01:02Z
       
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       @strypey @stephen "Movies have been feeling more and more like a regurgitation of half-digested old movies for about a decade now. Same with pop music." - you're just starting to sound like an old codger, mate.:-)