> The income from my book sales went from being enough for me to live off (2024) to zero (2026).
> The traffic to my blog and my books (which were free to read online) increased beyond what I can currently afford. Virtually all of it comes from AI crawlers, so there is no ad income.
> Therefore, I’m taking my blog and my books offline so that I can decide what to do next – especially w.r.t. AI companies stealing my work.
The "AI revolution" is going to go down as one of the largest transfers of wealth to large corps (illicitly obtained, no less) in history. And the destruction of the open internet where people from all walks of life would share their knowledge, in many cases freely. It's a great tragedy.
insane_dreamer · · focus · HN ↗
> The traffic to my blog and my books (which were free to read online) increased beyond what I can currently afford. Virtually all of it comes from AI crawlers, so there is no ad income.
> Therefore, I’m taking my blog and my books offline so that I can decide what to do next – especially w.r.t. AI companies stealing my work.
The "AI revolution" is going to go down as one of the largest transfers of wealth to large corps (illicitly obtained, no less) in history. And the destruction of the open internet where people from all walks of life would share their knowledge, in many cases freely. It's a great tragedy.