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riversedge

(80,507 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 03:09 PM Sunday

In 1994 on the Today Show, Katie Couric asked...Whats an Internet..........

This was only a little over 30 years ago.

There’s a freak-out about AI right now. “AI slop”, they say. I’ll get a lot of blocks for this very post.

But here’s the part people are missing: we’re only at the beginning.

History has a sense of humor about moments like this. In 1994 on the Today Show, Katie Couric asked…

Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-03-08T17:23:29.482Z






‪Christopher Webb‬
‪@cwebbonline.com‬
· 1h
There’s a freak-out about AI right now. “AI slop”, they say. I’ll get a lot of blocks for this very post.

But here’s the part people are missing: we’re only at the beginning.

History has a sense of humor about moments like this. In 1994 on the Today Show, Katie Couric asked…


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