Are Your Favorite Apps Acting Dodgy? AI May Be the Reason Why - The Messenger
Complaining about algorithms is the background static of the internet — a perpetual faint whir, oscillating in volume but always there. Since the early days on the web when people gathered in forums to grouse about a change in AltaVista’s search abilities, the cycle continues endlessly — dissatisfaction swelling, backlash bursting, frustration ebbing, only to crescendo once again when the next update misses the mark. But the tenor of the latest round of complaints seems different. Critics are coming up with terms like “enshitification” to describe what apps feel like today. Everyone has their own app misfire complaints — my Spotify Discover went from uncovering gems to being filled with Fiona Apple, Fleetwood Mac and Pavement, all artists I have listened to for longer than Spotify has existed. But others aren’t so funny — hikers had to be rescued after Google Maps led them on a “nonexistent” trail. This latest season of discontent coincides pretty closely with the release of ChatGPT, w
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