Is Quora on death’s doorstep?
The platform once deemed a barometer for quality responses to user queries has lost its way. AI is largely responsible — in more ways than one.
Have you ever heard of ‘Dead Internet Theory?’
It subscribes to the idea that both bots and content created by algorithms will soon overtake the digital presence and volume of human works online. We’ve written about it in detail previously.
Apprehension about that prospect has been heightened significantly with the explosion of generative AI products in the last 24 months.
Platforms like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are fast becoming staples for inquisitive folk — especially those on the younger side — as the instant nature of AI aligns seamlessly with Gen Z’s fleeting attention spans and love of all things short-form.
As someone right on the generational cusp of both Gen Z and Millennial, I myself have transitioned from using the ‘traditional’ means of scrolling through Ask Jeeves (now Ask.com) or Quora for answers in my teens, to now jumping straight on ChatGPT to amalgamate information from right across the internet.
Five years ago, a hypochondriac would relieve their neurotic health concerns with a Google search that would, a lot…
