---
title: Will AI End the Open Internet?
link: https://www.computerenhance.com/p/will-ai-end-the-open-internet
source: computerenhance-com
published: 2026-06-16T16:06:08Z
updated: 2026-06-16T16:06:08Z
first_seen: 2026-09-19T21:30:23.395188495Z
summary: Listen now | With previously open source projects going closed, and artists increasingly concerned about posting their work online, is AI reversing the internet’s long-established trend toward openness?
content: extracted
html: 2026-06-16-will-ai-end-the-open-internet.html
preview:
  file: 2026-06-16-will-ai-end-the-open-internet.preview-6f1b0324a19b.webp
  width: 256
  height: 128
  color: '#9e9679'
images:
- source: https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zJ87!,w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F01c4f6d5-8c46-4992-bdae-97756042d668_1920x1080.png
  original:
    file: 2026-06-16-will-ai-end-the-open-internet.image-46ae8d7b51e5.jpg
    width: 1200
    height: 600
  color: '#f8fad7'
extra:
  audio_url: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202147095/d2160c409d818ca6125e04be51283665.mp3
  duration_seconds: 3648
---

With previously open source projects going closed, and artists increasingly concerned about posting their work online, is AI reversing the internet’s long-established trend toward openness?

In this sixth episode of Wading Through AI, [Demetri](https://demetrispanos.com/) and I consider the possibility that AI could substantially diminish, or even eventually end, the norms of the open internet.

*As always, the art for the thumbnail, podcast cover, and banner of Wading Through AI were all hand-drawn by [Anna Rettberg](https://x.com/aerettberg) in her signature style. We do not currently use generative AI here at [Molly Rocket](https://mollyrocket.com/) .*