2026-01-12 03:20:21

People have been writing obituaries for the web for years now. First came social networks that promised to replace it, then came mobile apps that supposedly buried it. But nothing stuck. The internet just kept evolving. Now though, AI might actually be different. Unlike those previous waves, this one cuts deeper—it's not just reshaping how we access the web, but fundamentally changing what the web means. Whether AI becomes the web's savior or its executioner? That's the trillion-dollar question nobody can quite answer yet.

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SelfSovereignSteve

· 12h ago

AI this time is really different, I feel like flipping the table.

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MEVEye

· 01-13 21:31

AI this time is really here to cause trouble, unlike those false alarms before. --- Trillion-level problem, but I bet AI will first eliminate the middlemen. --- Honestly, the internet has survived so many years, why should AI be able to determine life or death? --- It's another "this time it's different"... I've heard it too many times, but this time there's indeed something off. --- The savior or the executor, let's see who can seize the discourse power faster. --- Instead of guessing what AI will do, better to think about how you won't be eliminated.

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NFTPessimist

· 01-12 03:49

Ha, it's the same old tune of Savior or Executor. Is this wave of AI really different? I think in the end, it will just be exploited by capital once again.

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HalfPositionRunner

· 01-12 03:49

AI this time is really a bit different, it feels like it will redefine the internet Is AI the savior or the executioner? Honestly, no one can really figure it out Here we go again, every time they say this time is different, but in the end, the internet will go whatever way it wants It's a trillion-dollar issue, no wonder the giants are going crazy It's profound, but making money is the real key, right

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