A few people will maintain their newsletters and Patreons, but that is paid content that isn't exactly personal.
Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
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Re: Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
#12As AI content floods the web, no one will bother creating personal websites, unless it's to sell something. That’s what 90pct of the web is already. A few people will maintain their newsletters and Patreons, but that is paid content that isn't exactly personal.
Re: Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
#13Happy to disappoint you. But I started adding more content to my personal website which was really just a CV on a wordpress website… with the help of ChatGPT. It looks genuine and all the content is very tweaked. My calendar entry now has a task to write content alongside ChatGPT for an hour every week and schedule it to be posted randomly. Started getting some followers on LinkedIn because of it.
Re: Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
#14Happy to disappoint you. But I started adding more content to my personal website which was really just a CV on a wordpress website… with the help of ChatGPT. It looks genuine and all the content is very tweaked. My calendar entry now has a task to write content alongside ChatGPT for an hour every week and schedule it to be posted randomly. Started getting some followers on LinkedIn because of it.
How long until Google penalizes you for AI generated content in terms of SEO?
Re: Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
#15AIs work because the web is "done". All of the information in the world has already been transferred to the Web.
People have long complained that the Web isn't as much fun as it used to be. They usually blame it on some kind of nebulous power that forces new stuff out, but I think it's because there just isn't that much new stuff.
There's always news and the march of technology. But radically new and important things don't actually happen all that often. People already consume far more news than is good for them, hoping for that dopamine rush of novelty.
So nobody cares about your 100% human generated web site, because it's just not all that interesting. How many things will you create in your lifetime that's really worth anybody taking note of?
We've already got aggregators, that try to look for a few interesting things every day. Somebody's art piece, some bit of news, some nifty project. But any individual home page is only going to be interesting on rare occasions.
The aggregator's job is to filter out the vast amount of crap that people generate hoping for attention. That's a problem that preceded bots. It has been listicles and memes and clickbait -- microscopic bits of novelty that people hype as if they were more.
The solution is not to certify the web sites, but to stop relying on the Web to provide you a constant stream of novelty. Rather than looking for something interesting, be interesting.
Re: Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
#16As AI-generated content becomes more prevalent, it's likely that people will value human perspectives and personal connections even more. This may lead to a resurgence in personal websites, blogging, and other ways of sharing human experiences, opinions, and knowledge. In addition, it might encourage people to invest more in building their online presence and reputation, showcasing their expertise and credibility in…
Re: Ask HN: Will personal websites gain traction as AI content floods the web?
#17As AI-generated content becomes more prevalent, it's likely that people will value human perspectives and personal connections even more. This may lead to a resurgence in personal websites, blogging, and other ways of sharing human experiences, opinions, and knowledge. In addition, it might encourage people to invest more in building their online presence and reputation, showcasing their expertise and credibility in…