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Sloponomics: Who Wins and Loses in the AI-Content Flood?

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This article explores the concept of 'sloponomics,' analyzing the economic implications and identifying the beneficiaries and those disadvantaged by the massive influx of AI-generated content.

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內容經濟學:AI內容洪流中的贏家與輸家

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本文探討了「內容經濟學」(sloponomics)的概念,分析了由人工智能生成內容的大量湧入所帶來的經濟影響,並識別了其中的受益者和受損者。

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Sloponomics: who wins and loses in the AI-content flood?

Against all odds, the deluge might be good for creators

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“Astounding triumphs”, from stopping climate change to founding space colonies, will be made possible by artificial intelligence, Sam Altman has written. The head of OpenAI is not the only tech boss with high hopes. AI is the “defining technology of our time”, believes Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s boss. Mark Zuckerberg of Meta has argued that AI will enable the discovery of “things that aren’t imaginable today”.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Sloponomics”

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