Perplexity AI Stack Overflow Fully Commits to AI Data Strategy
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Nov 19, 2025 Stack Overflow is reinventing itself as an AI data provider to stay relevant in a rapidly changing landscape. The surge of AI models has led to a traffic decline for traditional Q&A sites. To adapt, platforms are creating APIs and licensing deals for data access. Unique metadata sets Stack Overflow apart, enabling better reliability scoring for answers. Upcoming features include AI agents writing questions to address knowledge gaps. The future of Q&A forums seems to hinge on monetizing exclusive data effectively.
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Q&A Sites Lost Organic Traffic
- Many Q&A sites lost human traffic after models like ChatGPT began answering questions directly.
- Jaeden Schafer predicts other forum-like sites will face similar declines and must adapt.
Stack Overflow's Traffic Decline
- Stack Overflow saw a significant drop in usage after AI tools began answering developer questions.
- Jaeden compares this trend to declines at Wikipedia, Chegg, and other Q&A platforms.
Scraping Drove Sites To Licensing
- Many AI models have already scraped public forum content, reducing direct human visits to those sites.
- Companies responded by offering APIs and licensing to monetize training access and avoid legal issues.