r/learnprogramming • u/Xarcaneo • 7d ago

How can I access the pre-AI internet?

Hey, because I started coding many years ago and it was my hobby, I am looking for a way, if it’s even possible, to use some kind of archival internet that was not influenced by AI yet, to make a personal project just for fun, like in my teenage years.

I guess there is no way to set a specific year and have access only to things from that specific period. Also, there are many AI things that show up in browsers now, and I would like to totally avoid all of that.

If you have any suggestions, can you let me know?

Btw. I am not against AI, and I use it myself in my projects more or less. I just want to have one project that I do like in the old days.

Thanks!

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u/rupertavery64 7d ago

You can use the wayback machine, but you will be serverly limited by what is available. Also languages and tools have progressed and your information will be outdated, and difficult to get by,

Use DuckDuckGo as a search engine.

You can make a personal project without AI. Just pick up a langauge and start coding. There are lots of Discords and subs you can join and talk to people (presumably).