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Zeitgeist — a spike by Chris Gathercole
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Quoting Jason Koebler

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-10-29)

  • The core argument highlights how the absence of human customer support from big tech platforms is pushing users with common tech problems to consult ChatGPT.
  • ChatGPT is then misinterpreting these routine tech issues as “journalistically notable” discoveries, leading it to direct users to specific media outlets.
  • Specifically, ChatGPT is telling people that 404 Media can help them with these perceived “journalistically notable” tech support problems, demonstrating a significant misdirection by the AI.