Christine Lemmer-Webber6d ago
Submitted without commentary: "AI Might Be Our Best Shot At Taking Back The Open Web" by Mike Masnick https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/25/ai-might-be-our-best-shot-at-taking-back-the-open-web/
AI Might Be Our Best Shot At Taking Back The Open Web

I remember, pretty clearly, my excitement over the early World Wide Web. I had been on the internet for a year or two at that point, mostly using IRC, Usenet, and Gopher (along with email, naturall…

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Show threadvv 💫 [follow my new artist profile!]6d ago
@cwebber https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/25/ai-might-be-our-best-shot-at-taking-back-the-open-web/#comment-5206956 this comment is an amazing kicker to this nonsense
AI Might Be Our Best Shot At Taking Back The Open Web

I remember, pretty clearly, my excitement over the early World Wide Web. I had been on the internet for a year or two at that point, mostly using IRC, Usenet, and Gopher (along with email, naturall…

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Show threadragman5d ago

@vv @cwebber what really gets me is the article author's response to this comment.

He gets defensive, makes it about him and his feelings. He seems to think that Derek's anger is because of some insinuation in the article that Derek himself supports AI -- instead of being horrified that the legacy of his art is being twisted to these ends.

The AI boosters take criticism of their beliefs as a personal attack. Because the idea that people have different beliefs about AI is unimaginable to them.

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@ragman @vv @cwebber

This is consistent with how the author responds to criticism. He gets angry and defensive, then mischaracterizes the criticism and argues against his strawman. This is the same approach he has used to defend Bluesky 'decentralization'.

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