Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← AI crawlers are strip-mining the web: instead of a fair trade, content…
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 31 Dec 2022 to 27 Sept 2026.
Everything filed under LLMs
LLMs
Everything filed under AI slop
AI slop
Everything filed under AI writing
AI writing
Everything filed under OpenAI
OpenAI
Everything filed under social media
social media Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: AI crawlers are strip-mining the web: instead of a fair trade, content creators get almost no traffic and so almost no value. AI crawlers are strip-mining the web: instead of a fair trade, content creators get almost no traffic and so almost no value. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
MP
Matthew Prince — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The bargain that funded the open web was that a crawler could take your pages because it would send you readers; an AI crawler that sends nobody has broken it. — tap to centre the map on it The bargain that funded the open web was that a crawler could take your pages because it would send you readers; an AI crawler that sends nobody has broken it. Last stated 7 months ago
27 Mar 2026
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Content creators should be compensated directly by the AI engines their content fuels. — tap to centre the map on it Content creators should be compensated directly by the AI engines their content fuels. Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
MP
Matthew Prince — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading. — tap to centre the map on it The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading. Last stated 7 months ago
27 Mar 2026
MW
Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
MA
Maggie Appleton — holds since 2022-12-31 — tap for who they are
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes generating written and video content nearly free, live interaction with a real creator will become more valuable than static content. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes generating written and video content nearly free, live interaction with a real creator will become more valuable than static content. Last stated 4 months ago
5 Jun 2026
JS
Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content. — tap to centre the map on it Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
AS
Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear. — tap to centre the map on it The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
MH
Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being inundated with AI-generated reports is likely why some bug bounty programs have stopped accepting new submissions. — tap to centre the map on it Being inundated with AI-generated reports is likely why some bug bounty programs have stopped accepting new submissions. Last stated 5 months ago
6 May 2026
AP
Aaron Patterson — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 3 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. — tap to centre the map on it A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool. Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
TG
Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
CB
Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
At the centre
AI crawlers are strip-mining the web: instead of a fair trade, content creators get almost no traffic and so almost no value.
Holds Read this korrent →
The bargain that funded the open web was that a crawler could take your pages because it would send you readers; an AI crawler that sends nobody has broken it.
Holds
Content creators should be compensated directly by the AI engines their content fuels.
Holds
The web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading.
Holds
As AI makes generating written and video content nearly free, live interaction with a real creator will become more valuable than static content.
Holds
Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content.
Holds
The AI build-out will end the way the internet did: a couple of Amazons, and a long list of companies that go sideways or disappear.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds
Being inundated with AI-generated reports is likely why some bug bounty programs have stopped accepting new submissions.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds
A briefcase of context, carried from one tool to the next, will replace re-teaching intent in each tool.
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Holds
AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds