AI Content and the War for Your Attention
July 30, 2025
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as posted by the channelWhat happens when AI starts generating content for everyone—and no one wants to watch it?
In this episode, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes and ad tech veteran Antonio García Martínez join a16z General Partner, Erik Torenberg, to unpack the shifting economics of attention: from the rise of “AI slop” and spammy feeds to the difference between what we want to pay attention to and what platforms push on us.
They explore:
- How AI changes what gets created and what gets seen
- Why internet ads still mostly suck
- The return of group chats—and the slow death of mass culture
Based on Chris’s new book 'The Sirens' Call', this is a candid look at what AI might amplify or break in our online lives.
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