a non-expert prediction might still be valuable

May 15, 2024

I’m no futurist, but I’ve been around a long time. I’m an online creator of sorts, and spend more time working with/reading about technological advances than the average person, but much less than a bajillion others.

Of course, everyone on that spectrum has an opinion on the future of the Internet because of AI, and I’m no different. While my viewpoint isn’t coming from an office in NYC, my thoughts on how AI will impact lives and businesses in the future might still be of interest to you.

my rural viewpoint on AI and the future of the internet

Way back when… the Internet changed us.

If you’re reading this, it’s certainly changed you. Of course, it didn’t happen overnight. My non-expert prediction is that AI is going to produce the same drastic changes over time… totally upending everything. With Google’s AI answers rolled out, the shift has already begun.

Articles worth a read if you’re interested:

  1. Web publishers brace for carnage as Google adds AI answers: Article on Washington Post
  2. OpenAI launches a new iteration of its GPT-4 product: Article on The Verge
  3. 3 key observations about the Google March 2024 core update: Article on Search Engine Land

Now you know: The internet began impacting society in the 1990s. By the year 2000, almost half of the population in the US was accessing information through the internet.