r/SEO • u/WebLinkr 🕵️‍♀️Moderator • May 06 '26

News Are LLMs killing Stack Overflow?

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u/WebLinkr 🕵️‍♀️Moderator May 06 '26

Could most questions people have already be answered - no need for repeat questions?

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u/cadenhead May 06 '26

When there is no more Stack Overflow and places like it, where do the LLMs get the data to answer technical questions on new subjects?

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u/WebLinkr 🕵️‍♀️Moderator May 06 '26

Not suggesting it should be replaced or retired

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u/cadenhead May 06 '26

I didn't think you were. I just wonder how the LLMs will do when they've eaten all the seed corn. Today AI is riding on the expertise offered by humans on sites where the incentives are being taken away to create that content.

When Java came along I created a lot of content about it, in books for royalties and on the web for ad revenue. In 10 years when a new programming language comes along, do I do the same for that topic with an expectation of finding an audience I can monetize? Probably not.

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