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Will the open internet survive the war on bots mapping the debate over ai preferences

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“I learned a lot from @bankston.bsky.social's long post on the debate over the AI Preferences technical standard, and strongly recommend it. It is among the most essential issues for the future of the internet and access to information. cdt.org/insights/wil...”

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Alex Engler: I learned a lot from @bankston.bsky.social's long post on the debate over the AI Preferences technical standard, and strongly recommend it. It is among the most essential issues for the future of t…
Alex Engler: The 'Google Zero' developments in recent months demonstrates the urgency too. Radically reduced traffic from Google to publishers makes the walling-off of high quality information ever-more likely.…
Michael Ekstrand: I learned a lot from @bankston.bsky.social's long post on the debate over the AI Preferences technical standard, and strongly recommend it. It is among the most essential issues for the future of t…
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Mark Riedl: For those who write tenure letters: you play an important role here. For the last few years I include a statement that the funding environment is bad and while any funding wins should be celebrated…
Mark Riedl: Tenure letters are stupid. Why should outside counsel be weighted more important than internal? Regardless, quotes from an external letter can be used by internal committees as ammunition against u…
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