Technology · 8 August 2026
AI causing major usage collapses across popular internet sites including StackOverflow
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Stack Overflow saw new developer questions drop by 98.5% after ChatGPT launched, as AI began answering the questions people used to ask. Chegg, a homework company, lost half its value in one day after mentioning ChatGPT, while freelance platform Fiverr fell 71% over two years.
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