This article gets it. ChatGPT heralds the end of free user comments, forums and social media. Because when everything and everyone online is fake, why even log on to Insta or FB or Twitter? The internet will still be useful, but Web 2.0 will go the way of the dodo unless it adapts and the easiest way to cut down on spam is to charge users money for access. Spam campaigns are a lot less lucrative when it costs money to participate. Hell, charge $0.05 per email. The amount of spam would decrease significantly.
Side note, I’ve long thought that identity verification is the _one_ area that a public blockchain could actually add legitimate value to. But I’ve seen no efforts in that direction to date.
Side note, I’ve long thought that identity verification is the _one_ area that a public blockchain could actually add legitimate value to. But I’ve seen no efforts in that direction to date.