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Google has sent internet into ‘spiral of decline’, claims DeepMind co-founder (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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Google has plunged the internet into a “spiral of decline”, the co-founder of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) lab has claimed.

Mustafa Suleyman, the British entrepreneur who co-founded DeepMind, said: “The business model that Google had broke the internet.”

He said search results had become plagued with “clickbait” to keep people “addicted and absorbed on the page as long as possible”.

Information online is “buried at the bottom of a lot of verbiage and guff”, Mr Suleyman argued, so websites can “sell more adverts”, fuelled by Google’s technology.

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[-] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 187 points 1 year ago

Google?? No, not Google. Capitalism. The same forces that drove the internet's growth are making it so much worse than it could be. Profit motive trumps everything and drives the hellscape of engagement monetization

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 65 points 1 year ago

Yeah, let's absolve the individuals working at the companies who did this from all responsibility by blaming an abstract concept instead.

Capitalism may be the game, and Google may have only been one of the players, but they're still playing dirty.

[-] seejur@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Because if Google didn't exists, another company would have done the exact same. So yes, I think its pretty accurate to blame the system that make this business plan the only one to succeed.

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago

So the people who made those decisions just get a free pass then?

Come on, let's hold people accountable. The system sucks, I agree, but the issues are massively exacerbated by the rich and powerful not being held accountable. So don't let them hide behind economic ideologies or legal entities; point your finger at them.

[-] Flaimbot@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

both of you can be right at the same time. just saying.

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

But which one do you think will lead to change? Blaming abstract concepts, or holding the people who are responsible accountable?

I see no value in denouncing capitalism.

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

There are two opposing positions in this thread and I wholeheartedly agree with both of them.

[-] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Not defending Google but the truth is legally, the directors at Google have to drive shareholder value and thus every legal opportunity must be explored. Not just a Google issue as many nations have similar laws that drive this sort of behaviour. Money wants to make money and the laws are structured in their favour.

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