AI may be the new gatekeepers, but human connection is more needed than ever

Link: After the Feed, by New_ PublicI think this research-based presentation about the future of the information ecosystem in the age of AI is important for publishers, product leaders, and social platform builders to read and understand. If you assume that AI will dominate how people receive their information, its conclusions are sensible, well thought-through, and even optimistic in some ways. I think all signs — AI adoption curves, data about social media use, qualitative evidence about how people are using AI to gather information today — point to the fact that it will.This is the crux:“Agentic interfaces are the new intermediaries for information about the world around you. This looks like a chat with Claude or a briefing from your personal AI agent — an interface built for an audience of one.These agentic interfaces will increasingly become the nexus through which you access information and connection.”For me, the framing of AI’s effects on existing information ecosystems while…