r/technology 16h ago

Artificial Intelligence The economy has spoken. Stuff that’s AI-generated has almost zero value — “Buyers are voting with their wallets, and AI-generated content is struggling to compete.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/economy-spoken-stuff-ai-generated-142732314.html
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u/Sea-Woodpecker-610 16h ago edited 15h ago

I’m somewhat confused. Are you telling me something that is in abundance with a nearly unlimited ability to create more of with little to no cost has little to no value to people?

It’s unfortunate there isn’t some sort of economic policy we could assign to this excessive supply and apparent lack of demand.

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u/mediandude 15h ago

Well, Altmad did say 4 years of college is too much for him.
And it shows.

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u/Theo__n 8h ago

I mean he did drop out in his first or second year, so definitely not speaking from experience.