Will AI lead to a three-tier information economy?
Jinfo Report
23rd July 2025
Abstract
The information ecosystem is experiencing a fundamental transformation driven by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
Six forces are reshaping the information landscape, including declining advertising revenues, outcomes from recent intellectual property lawsuits, “AI slop”, and pay-per-scrape technology.
The result is an emerging three-tier information economy, but what skills will information managers need to navigate this future state?
[Our blog item highlights some of the insights from this report]
Six forces are reshaping the information landscape, including declining advertising revenues, outcomes from recent intellectual property lawsuits, “AI slop”, and pay-per-scrape technology.
The result is an emerging three-tier information economy, but what skills will information managers need to navigate this future state?
[Our blog item highlights some of the insights from this report]
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- Report title: Will AI lead to a three-tier information economy?
- Pages: 11
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