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Rauch: Content bypassing AI filters will be experiential and opinion-driven

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Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch explains what kind of content will continue to attract human engagement despite AI summarization engines.

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“When you have content that kind of like bypasses the great AI filter, and most of that I think is going to be experiential, like personal it's probably going to amplify a lot of hot takes and like things that the for you algorithm likes in general, which is like a strong opinion that someone holds that again, like it's be, it goes beyond the purview of AI.”

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