"What we need isn't more news," writes Nir Diamant, "it's better understanding." So he describes here an approach "to solving the information overload problem" developed by Jason Sheinkopf during a hackathon. Now I don't think this is an application anyone can use just yet. But it raises some considerations worth thinking about. Most important, given the chorus of voices denouncing AI's use of 'copyright material', is that it would need to use original content in order to summarize it. Now, suppose it's free content, or suppose you've paid for the content. Is it a violation of copyright to use a tool to summarize the content you've legally acquired? Content providers have made it harder and harder for people to change how content is presented to them - that's the whole purpose of Google's new technology disabling ad-blocking engines. Ought you to be obligated to view advertisements when you read the news on the internet?
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