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Stack Overflow's Radical New Plan To Fight AI-Induced Death Spiral


DevNull127 writes: Stack Overflow will test paying experts to answer questions. That's one of many radical experiments they're now trying to stave off an AI-induced death spiral. Questions and answers to the site have plummeted more than 90% since April of 2020. So here's what Stack Overflow will tr...

They're bringing back Chat, according to their CEO (to foster "even more connections between our community members" in "an increasingly AI-driven world"). "It might collect videos, blogs, Q&A, war stories, jokes, educational materials, jobs... and fold them together into one personalized destination." They're proposing areas more open to discussion, described as " more flexible Stack Exchanges... where users can explore ideas or share opinions."

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