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Stack Overflow’s Moderators are Its Last Line of Defense Against AI Junk

New statistics show that Stack Overflow has lost around 50% of its traffic over the past one and a half years.
To say that Stack Overflow has been having a bad year is an understatement. From considerable community backlash for its proposed LLM product, to uproar over its API access changes, the community question answer platform has come under fire since ChatGPT exploded in popularity. However, this isn’t the only reason the site has declined in popularity.  New statistics show that Stack Overflow has lost around 50% of its traffic over the past one and a half years. Moreover, it has also experienced a decrease in its lifeblood of questions and answers, which has also reduced by 50%. This also comes at a time where many users of the site feel increasingly strangled by moderation.  Even as the site continues to crack down on the quality of its content, a case can be made for the i
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Anirudh VK
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