Ask HN: What will the web look like in 5 years with AI bots becoming widespread?

4 months ago 18

Hi all,

What will the web look like if these LLM bots become users' primary interface (rather than traditional websites)?

Do the majority of websites disappear?

Will monetized MCP servers become a new version of websites?

Are mobile apps even more critical now, as the app store is the last place for discovery?

Curious to hear your predictions, worries, or hopeful takes!

I run a book discovery website (https://shepherd.com) where people share books they love, and we try to unearth great books people haven't heard about. We've seen our traffic from Google drop massively as Google replaces search results with its AI chatbot. We get direct traffic from our fans, but without Google introducing us to new people, I'm worried there won't be any discovery. As a result... I'm working to launch a mobile app with a full reader app.

Any advice for me?

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