The Future of Blogging After ChatGPT

There are many uncertainties about the future of several items with the introduction of ChatGPT towards the end of 2022. Blog writing is one of them. Many individuals have previously made predictions about various scenarios, but in this article, I'll offer my thoughts on the future of blogs and technology websites like Stack Overflow.

Why would GhatGPT disrupt blogs and websites devoted to technology?

First, why would a person having access to an AI tool like ChatGPT visit a dozen websites or blogs in search of a simple solution? For instance, ChatGPT will surely be the go-to tool if someone needs to know the time complexity of bubble, insertion, count, and merge sorts and how to develop a code for each in JavaScript. If you use the same principle to almost all of the posts on my blog TecHighness, I predict that your site's organic traffic will decrease. Because StackOverflow and its sibling sites typically provide the same truthful, impartial solutions, they will experience the same destiny, albeit on a larger scale than smaller sites like mine. Keep in mind that IDEs will be used by millions of developers globally to feed AI tools. Only a small percentage of users will decide against training language models, much as how few people choose Brave over Chrome.

The removal of writing restrictions is the second justification. Anyone may write a 500+ word post that offers particular information or answers linked to a technological concern by following a few simple steps. It could easily be verified as accurate and rendered immune to AI detection (mushroom growth of such tools are already in the works). Where is the value when everyone can do that? I haven't reached the 100-post threshold for my blog in so many years. Technically speaking, though, I can now quickly write hundreds of high-quality blogs, and so can others. I don't yet know how Google would make sure that the oncoming deluge of content didn't stifle its indexing skills. In any case, the value of excellent writing will become more insignificant than ever before, and the competition will become meaningless.

But won't we always require fresh technology content to feed AI?

not in the same manner. Let's distinguish between factual and opinion-based information and explain each.

All fact-based solutions related to an already-existing technology, like React JS, would already be well-read by AI tools (such as how to do something). Before you can read the release notes for any new React version, the same tools will analyze it. Any React-related factual response ought to be accessible.

There will be a waiting period after the creation of new software, a framework, or a library during which the AI will need to catch up. For instance, when Sunshine.js debuts, only a small group of beta users and its developers may be familiar with it and how to utilize it. Any AI technology can't initially answer every question by simply reading its documentation and release notes.

Here, IDEs used by developers all across the world will augment its information. The tools will be up to speed and ready to tackle the majority of fact-based queries in a relatively short period of time.

Only input based on opinions would be considered valuable from people. Consider, for instance, a query like "Which programming language is better, C++ or Java?" with a wide range of and incredibly subjective responses. alternatively, "React JS vs. Angular JS vs. Vue JS?" Although the AI tools will be equally capable of presenting all the diverse viewpoints it has been given, some people will still prefer information that has been created by a person and includes comments from other people. Even so, it portends a fall in the number of readers of technical blogs. (Additionally, consider the copycat authors who paste AI responses into their blog entries, thereby reducing the audience for real authors.)

Will the Price of AI Tools Benefit Tech Blogs?

Regardless of the reader's financial situation, public websites and blogs have played a significant role in information sharing for more than 20 years. One would simply have to put up with commercials, which many people still wouldn't do, and install ad-blockers. Overall, everything went smoothly.

Since ChatGPT and other AI tools require far more resources to respond than index-based search engine queries do, it is reasonable to wonder how much it will cost to make them available to the general public.

The solution is in the user demographics. The cost of AI solutions is a major consideration for customers in countless other markets. However, given the advantages of these tools, the majority of techies can easily afford to pay a little monthly price (which will be further pushed down given the intense competition in the AI space). Still, only limited access to the tools will be provided to those who have financial difficulties. Therefore, despite the fact that it may assist divert some traffic to other non-tech areas, the cost of AI tools won't be advantageous for technology websites and blogs.

Final Reflections

Whatever you write on technology, whether it be factual or opinionated, will eventually be read by the AI unless you put it behind a paywall, which is an audience killer in and of itself. Additionally, using AI tools to create content will just clog search engine indexes and limit genuine authors' organic reach. The bloggers are doomed in either case. Smaller technical blogs will largely vanish into obscurity, and I predict that use of StackOverflow will drastically decrease in the years to come. At least naturally, that is. These websites continue to get traffic from loyal readers who have subscribed to your website or blog via email or social media.