@dcsignals so you mean exactly like the system we have right now? People post a ton of content but that content is generally only what was hot yesterday. But a bunch of minnows and dolphins swim to it in hopes of a curation reward whether they like it or not.
At least an AI could be given the ability to take actual user preferences into consideration. Right now it's catfish, TitsNTravel (also usually a catfish), and posts about steemit that make the top.
We've only had one or two good days where there was a decent mix of content up on the top of trending.

The inertia in the system is a product of the way the reward system is. Which is kinda the point @dana-edwards is trying to make. A thing gets popular once and there is this echo effect as everyone piles in hoping to whale bait. This makes less attractive and compelling content appear much more important than it actually is.

Also no AI has ever put anyone out of a job. Companies fire people, not AI. It's the company and the people behind it who make these decisions but honestly...