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AI didn't break the web. The dotcons did – AI just turned up the volume (hamishcampbell.com)
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[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1308591.Dot_con

Looks like it might be a term coined by this author referring to the way the internet is a for profit hellscape and the people who run it look to use code/tech to solve social problems when that's not what it's for or what it's good at.