3 February 2024

AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born

Reposted AI is killing the old web, and the new web struggles to be born - The Verge by James Vincent.

"Sites could protect themselves by locking down entry and charging for access, but this would also be a huge reordering of the web’s economy. In the end, Google might kill the ecosystem that created its value, or change it so irrevocably that its own existence is threatened."

There's a seismic shift ahead in how content is shared and discovered. I don't know what the new world looks like, but I don't see Google's core business model being part of it.