# Ethan Mollick reports WIRED's AI coverage differs from early internet coverage

> Original title: As a longtime reader (and writer of two small pieces in the 1990s) of WIRED, I was curious if the coverage of the AI era really does diff...

- Source: Ethan Mollick
- Published: 2026-11-07T05:41:12.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ka3cojshjhhfjqfcgytd5ak1c
- Original: https://x.com/emollick/status/2118941821740953637

## Summary

Ethan Mollick says he ran a couple of experiments with Astra comparing WIRED's coverage of the AI era with its coverage of the early internet. He reports that the results show the coverage does differ, and notes that interpretation depends on one's view of AI.

## Post

As a longtime reader (and writer of two small pieces in the 1990s) of WIRED, I was curious if the coverage of the AI era really does differ from its coverage of the early internet. A couple of experiments with Astra shows it does. Interpretation depends on your view of AI, though

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