AI Broke Media Criticism

Tyler Cowen and Richard Hanania argue that the post‑AI content surge has changed what counts as serious criticism: low‑cost, AI‑produced material floods feeds, incentives move away from careful long‑form evaluation, and critics must compete with volume and algorithmic attention. That shift reshapes which voices gain influence and how cultural authority is earned. — If true, this alters who sets cultural and political agendas, weakens traditional journalistic gatekeeping, and affects how citizens form political judgments about institutions and elites.