My leading theory is there are many, many, people who are semi literate and don’t realize. They think reading is just kind of uncomfortable and slow, and don’t understand why anyone else would. Maybe they’re reading each word out loud in their head, sounding some of them out. You wouldn’t find a lot of people like that on a text based platform like this.
But for someone like that, an AI summary or video is probably a relief.
I took some dubious online reading speed tests the other day and it said like 350wpm, but the average is like half that.
Personally, I think the solution would be to invest in education, but there’s no quarterly money in public good.
The scary thing is that AI summaries are often inaccurate. I have an open book licensing exam that I am required to write every 5 years. I put one of the questions into a search engine hoping to find a study that would contain relevant information - the search results came up, but the answer listed in the AI summary was blatantly wrong.
Where I am, the most frequent type of content I encounter more often while on the streets is fucking summaries of TV programs and movies… people who eat this up think is more entertaining than the actual media.
My leading theory is there are many, many, people who are semi literate and don’t realize. They think reading is just kind of uncomfortable and slow, and don’t understand why anyone else would. Maybe they’re reading each word out loud in their head, sounding some of them out. You wouldn’t find a lot of people like that on a text based platform like this.
But for someone like that, an AI summary or video is probably a relief.
I took some dubious online reading speed tests the other day and it said like 350wpm, but the average is like half that.
Personally, I think the solution would be to invest in education, but there’s no quarterly money in public good.
54% of Adults read below a 6th grade level. There is no theory.
https://www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-literacy-statistics
The scary thing is that AI summaries are often inaccurate. I have an open book licensing exam that I am required to write every 5 years. I put one of the questions into a search engine hoping to find a study that would contain relevant information - the search results came up, but the answer listed in the AI summary was blatantly wrong.
I read at way above average speeds. I burn through series like The Dark Tower. I still don’t want to read most garbage sent my way.
It’s so easy to have AIs gather stuff for you these days that I read more, not less.
Where I am, the most frequent type of content I encounter more often while on the streets is fucking summaries of TV programs and movies… people who eat this up think is more entertaining than the actual media.