The article discusses the decline in question volume on Stack Overflow, attributed to the rise of AI language models, particularly ChatGPT. Following improvements in moderator efficiency in 2014, user engagement began to drop, exacerbated by pandemic-induced traffic spikes in 2020. Post-ChatGPT's launch in November 2022, question submissions dwindled further as developers shifted to AI for answers. The sentiment reflects concerns that Stack Overflow’s operational model may no longer engage users effectively, leading to predictions of irrelevance in the near future.
Since its peak in 2020, Stack Overflow's question volume has plummeted, significantly influenced by the rise of AI like ChatGPT, prompting many developers to seek answers elsewhere.
The site, which once thrived on community interaction, now faces a decline resembling the early days post-launch, a transformation attributed directly to AI and changes in moderation.
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