> Digital monasteries for the chosen few

yeah, that's Stacker News

chaoticalHeavy

A new type of survivor is emerging: closed ecosystems of knowledge. Paid communities where real experts share their experience for a fee. Courses, masterclasses, private Slack channels. These are digital sanctuaries, inaccessible to AI crawlers. The knowledge within is protected not just by a password, but by legal non-disclosure agreements.

Imagine: instead of open programming forums, we'll have private clubs for $100 a month. Instead of free YouTube tutorials, premium masterclasses for $500. Knowledge is becoming a privilege once again. But can they fully protect themselves from AI? I doubt it. And it's difficult to assess the real value of information in such closed communities.

The irony is that the internet, which was supposed to democratize access to information, may be returning to a feudal model. Digital monasteries for the chosen few.

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The Great Extinction: How AI is Destroying the Internet

DarthCoin

> A new type of survivor is emerging: closed ecosystems of knowledge. Paid communities where real experts share their experience for a fee. Courses, masterclasses, private Slack channels. These are digital sanctuaries, inaccessible to AI crawlers. The knowledge within is protected not just by a password, but by legal non-disclosure agreements.

> Imagine: instead of open programming forums, we'll have private clubs for $100 a month. Instead of free YouTube tutorials, premium masterclasses for $500. Knowledge is becoming a privilege once again. But can they fully protect themselves from AI? I doubt it. And it's difficult to assess the real value of information in such closed communities.

> The irony is that the internet, which was supposed to democratize access to information, may be returning to a feudal model. Digital monasteries for the chosen few.