Ask HN: How to create a more human-centric web?
With the good ol' www dying an unfortunate dead internet theory death by drowning in AI slop, I think we need to start thinking about how to create an alternative that allows for authentic communication between actual humans without LLMs shitting it up.
The question is how.
One vague idea I've had is a system based on a web of trust [0], as used in PGP. We could bring back key signing parties and build a protocol that filters content by trust levels.
Just throwing stuff out there. Maybe anyone has a better idea?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust
I think the only realistic long term solution is for people, ordinary people, to own and control the systems and tools they use. We can create consumer cooperatives for social media and applications and offer tax credits to offset the costs. We can also require interoperability through legislation. People can fund the solutions they find most valuable, and there are always opportunities to create and get funding for new and better solutions.
I agree with that, for the most part. But we still need some sort of technical measure to keep the bots out and verify real humans, otherwise any system we build will just end up getting flooded and useless.
Have you seen Reddit lately?
>Have you seen Reddit lately?
I haven't.
Link to examples?