There's two ways to think about bandwidth. One is the physical capacity. The other is the content that can be produced and distributed.
We once had 3 channels equating to a maximum of 72h of content in a 24h period. Now we have YouTube which is orders of magnitude more content and bandwidth. The constraint now is the ratio of producers to consumers. Some creator had to create the exact content that you want.
What if gen AI can create the exact content and media experience that you want? Effectively pushing the ratio of producers and consumers towards 1 so that every experience is unique? It is effectively as if there was infinite bandwidth to create and distribute content. You are no longer constrained by physical bandwidth and no longer constrained by production bandwidth (actual creators making the content).
You want your AI generated news reel delivered by Walter Cronkite. I want mine delivered by Barbara Walters wearing a fake mustache while standing on one hand on the moon. It is as if there are infinite producers.
I write a bit more on this topic here: https://chrlschn.dev/blog/2024/10/im-a-gen-ai-maximalist-and...
