I think that public broadcasters can lead the way on this. If they don't rely on ads on their sites, they can include their full content in social networking posts -- not just a link.
The economic model of social news -- that social networks generate clicks for ad-supported or paywalled Websites or apps -- is clearly not working. We should consider using more integrated models where the news is *in* the platform, not separate from it.
@stefano@me Ouch, this is a 3B parameter model likely quantized to 2bit. Gosh, I should have figured that first. That’s the problem with local LLM, the tradeoff is the limited scope of knowledge . Well looks like this particular one was trained over BSD material, mostly, and not Italian cookbooks. Gotta check the configuration. Let’s try another open weights model instead….
Maybe, if we actually want to have better-informed citizens, we should make a better news interface. The full story should be included in social networking posts (including images). Interactivity should be integrated with the reading experience -- not fully separate.
Many social network users make the conclusion that it is a bad idea to try to read the whole article (paywall, not interactive, abusive ads, lose your place in the social network interface) and just respond to the headline, clickbait image, and 10 words of the lede instead. Given the UX provided, this is a very rational step.
I think that public broadcasters can lead the way on this. If they don't rely on ads on their sites, they can include their full content in social networking posts -- not just a link.