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  • Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.fr
    Apr 27, 2026, 8:48 AM

    But here's where there's a critical difference between enshittifying AI and enshittifying a profitable tech business like app stores or search engines. AI is the money-losingest project the human race has ever attempted. At $1.4 trillion and counting, the AI companies and their "frontier models" are so deep in the red that I can't see any way that any of these firms will survive:

    pluralistic.net/2026/04/16/pas

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  • Cory Doctorowpluralistic@mamot.fr
    Apr 27, 2026, 8:48 AM

    So, on the one hand, as these companies find themselves ever-more cash-strapped, they will be severely tempted to enshittify their products. But on the other hand, if these companies are doomed no matter what they do, then the enshittification will take care of itself when they go bankrupt.

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