We've heard the doomsday predictions before—social networks would kill the web, then came smartphone apps threatening to replace it. But neither quite finished the job. Now? AI might be the real deal.

Unlike past predictions, this one carries weight. The difference is scope and speed. AI doesn't just compete with the web—it could fundamentally reshape how information flows, how we discover content, and where value actually sits. The centralization potential is real in ways we haven't seen since the early days.

Maybe the web survives this too. Or maybe we're finally looking at the shift that actually matters.