Maybe this wouldn't have happened if the Internet wasn't an ocean of ads, trackers, compliance pop ups, and, ironically, more and more AI-generated slop. In this context, getting a quick straight answer from GPT (anonymously and for free) does not seem as bad as the article pretends.
The web has long become been cesspool of trackers and ads and this predates AI. I now run a DNS sinkhole, a browser with hardened settings (Arkenfox and Fingerprint Resist), and an ad-blocker just to make the Internet somewhat usable and prevent the most obvious forms of tracking. I wouldn't be sad if all of the most visited websites in the world (where the lion's share of profits go) disappeared overnight.
The web has long become been cesspool of trackers and ads and this predates AI. I now run a DNS sinkhole, a browser with hardened settings (Arkenfox and Fingerprint Resist), and an ad-blocker just to make the Internet somewhat usable and prevent the most obvious forms of tracking. I wouldn't be sad if all of the most visited websites in the world (where the lion's share of profits go) disappeared overnight.