History has a funny way of proving doomsayers wrong—remember when everyone swore social networks would kill the web? Then came the app era with the same apocalyptic warnings. Yet here we are. But here's the thing: AI might actually be different. The technological shift could fundamentally reshape how we interact with information, create content, and trust what we see online. Whether that's a death knell or a wake-up call for web evolution? That's the real question.