--- description: This is why it’s harder to read everything on the web, it is only a matter of time before artificial intelligence turns to crime and more. title: Why It's Harder To Read Everything on the Web image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Why It's Harder To Read Everything on the Web by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2016 4:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2016 4:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**This is why it’s harder to read everything on the web.**](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/10/23/internet-is-becoming-unreadable-because-of-a-trend-towards-light/ "undefined") By Sarah Knapton in the Telegraph **2\.** [**It is only a matter of time before artificial intelligence turns to crime.**](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/24/technology/artificial-intelligence-evolves-with-its-criminal-potential.html "undefined") By John Markoff in the New York Times **3\.** [**College rankings are anti-diversity.**](http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/10/24/college-rankings-miss-point-university/ideas/nexus/ "undefined") By Kim A. Wilcox in Zócalo Public Square **4\.** [**The new normal: Innovation is surging, but productivity will probably stay low.**](http://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/10/24/13327014/productivity-paradox-innovation-growth "undefined") By Timothy B. Lee in Vox **5\.** [**Can we harness the wind energy from a hurricane?**](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-we-capture-energy-hurricane-180960750/?no-ist "undefined") By Michelle Z. Donahue in Smithsonian  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4544326/why-its-harder-to-read-everything-on-the-web/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4544326/why-its-harder-to-read-everything-on-the-web/"},"headline":"Why It's Harder To Read Everything on the Web","datePublished":"2016-10-25T16:00:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:59:23.497Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/4544326/why-its-harder-to-read-everything-on-the-web/","keywords":["Innovation","Internet","College","Hurricanes","productivity","AI"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4544326/why-its-harder-to-read-everything-on-the-web/","name":"Why It's Harder To Read Everything on the Web"}}]}] ```